Definition of clinker-built in English:

clinker-built

adjectiveklɪŋkəˈbɪltˈklɪŋkərˌbɪlt

(of a boat) having external planks which overlap downwards and are secured with clinched nails.
（船）叠接的，重叠搭造的，鳞状搭造的，瓦叠式的。比较CARVEL-BUILT
an old clinker-built rowing boat
Compare with carvel-built
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a 14 ft, wooden, clinker-built boat, upside down and in need of some varnish.
- The roof here is constructed almost like a clinker-built boat, again reflecting Barry's other great love, sailing.
- The felling of strakes used in its clinker-built hull has been dated by dendrochronology to the 880s.
- The clinker-built whaler lay trapped between the twin worlds of darkling sea and shadow-limned night.
- Perhaps the most interesting of these were the clench-nails, as these were used to fasten the overlapping long planks of a clinker-built vessel together.
- The clinker-built construction of overlapping planks secured by clench nails conferred great strength with flexibility.
- But not everyone who visits this exclusive little port considers it prudent to spend the equivalent of the cost of a clinker-built dinghy on a single night's accommodation.
- The most popular was the clinker-built dinghy.
- Nowadays, these wooden clinker-built dinghies are equipped with reliable outboard motors which means you no longer need forearms like Popeye to go afloat on Leven.
- These were clinker-built - that is, with timbers overlapping and not laid flush - with flat bottom, straight stem and stern posts, a stern rudder and a single sail.
- Well preserved remains of Viking ships show they were clinker-built of overlapping planks and measured between about 17.5m and 36m in length.

Origin

Mid 18th century: clinker from clink (northern English variant of clinch).

Definition of clinker-built in US English:

clinker-built

adjectiveˈklɪŋkərˌbɪltˈkliNGkərˌbilt

(of a boat) having external planks secured with clinched nails such that the bottom edge of an upper plank overlaps the upper edge of a lower plank.
an old clinker-built rowing boat
Compare with carvel-built
Example sentencesExamples
- Perhaps the most interesting of these were the clench-nails, as these were used to fasten the overlapping long planks of a clinker-built vessel together.
- But not everyone who visits this exclusive little port considers it prudent to spend the equivalent of the cost of a clinker-built dinghy on a single night's accommodation.
- Well preserved remains of Viking ships show they were clinker-built of overlapping planks and measured between about 17.5m and 36m in length.
- The clinker-built construction of overlapping planks secured by clench nails conferred great strength with flexibility.
- The felling of strakes used in its clinker-built hull has been dated by dendrochronology to the 880s.
- The roof here is constructed almost like a clinker-built boat, again reflecting Barry's other great love, sailing.
- Nowadays, these wooden clinker-built dinghies are equipped with reliable outboard motors which means you no longer need forearms like Popeye to go afloat on Leven.
- The most popular was the clinker-built dinghy.
- The clinker-built whaler lay trapped between the twin worlds of darkling sea and shadow-limned night.
- These were clinker-built - that is, with timbers overlapping and not laid flush - with flat bottom, straight stem and stern posts, a stern rudder and a single sail.
- It's a 14 ft, wooden, clinker-built boat, upside down and in need of some varnish.

Origin

Mid 18th century: clinker from clink ( northern English variant of clinch).

词汇	clinker-built
释义	Definition of clinker-built in English: clinker-built adjectiveklɪŋkəˈbɪltˈklɪŋkərˌbɪlt (of a boat) having external planks which overlap downwards and are secured with clinched nails. （船）叠接的，重叠搭造的，鳞状搭造的，瓦叠式的。比较CARVEL-BUILT an old clinker-built rowing boat Compare with carvel-built Example sentencesExamples It's a 14 ft, wooden, clinker-built boat, upside down and in need of some varnish. The roof here is constructed almost like a clinker-built boat, again reflecting Barry's other great love, sailing. The felling of strakes used in its clinker-built hull has been dated by dendrochronology to the 880s. The clinker-built whaler lay trapped between the twin worlds of darkling sea and shadow-limned night. Perhaps the most interesting of these were the clench-nails, as these were used to fasten the overlapping long planks of a clinker-built vessel together. The clinker-built construction of overlapping planks secured by clench nails conferred great strength with flexibility. But not everyone who visits this exclusive little port considers it prudent to spend the equivalent of the cost of a clinker-built dinghy on a single night's accommodation. The most popular was the clinker-built dinghy. Nowadays, these wooden clinker-built dinghies are equipped with reliable outboard motors which means you no longer need forearms like Popeye to go afloat on Leven. These were clinker-built - that is, with timbers overlapping and not laid flush - with flat bottom, straight stem and stern posts, a stern rudder and a single sail. Well preserved remains of Viking ships show they were clinker-built of overlapping planks and measured between about 17.5m and 36m in length. Origin Mid 18th century: clinker from clink (northern English variant of clinch). Definition of clinker-built in US English: clinker-built adjectiveˈklɪŋkərˌbɪltˈkliNGkərˌbilt (of a boat) having external planks secured with clinched nails such that the bottom edge of an upper plank overlaps the upper edge of a lower plank. an old clinker-built rowing boat Compare with carvel-built Example sentencesExamples Perhaps the most interesting of these were the clench-nails, as these were used to fasten the overlapping long planks of a clinker-built vessel together. But not everyone who visits this exclusive little port considers it prudent to spend the equivalent of the cost of a clinker-built dinghy on a single night's accommodation. Well preserved remains of Viking ships show they were clinker-built of overlapping planks and measured between about 17.5m and 36m in length. The clinker-built construction of overlapping planks secured by clench nails conferred great strength with flexibility. The felling of strakes used in its clinker-built hull has been dated by dendrochronology to the 880s. The roof here is constructed almost like a clinker-built boat, again reflecting Barry's other great love, sailing. Nowadays, these wooden clinker-built dinghies are equipped with reliable outboard motors which means you no longer need forearms like Popeye to go afloat on Leven. The most popular was the clinker-built dinghy. The clinker-built whaler lay trapped between the twin worlds of darkling sea and shadow-limned night. These were clinker-built - that is, with timbers overlapping and not laid flush - with flat bottom, straight stem and stern posts, a stern rudder and a single sail. It's a 14 ft, wooden, clinker-built boat, upside down and in need of some varnish. Origin Mid 18th century: clinker from clink ( northern English variant of clinch).
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