carvel-built

American  

[kahr-vuhl-bilt] / ˈkɑr vəlˌbɪlt /

adjective

1. (of a ship's hull) formed of planks laid close on the frames so as to present a smooth exterior.

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carvel-built British  

adjective

1. (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams Compare clinker-built

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Etymology

Origin of carvel-built

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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carvel-built

When the Mary Rose was built, it was part of a new generation of modern carvel-built ships - planks laid side to side - which featured gunports with lids, allowing heavier guns to be carried.

From BBC ● May 30, 2013

Either clincher or carvel-built, no jib-stay, the jib hoisting and hanging by the halliards alone.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher

"This is a carvel-built boat; that is, her planking runs fore and aft," Uncle Ben explained, using gestures to indicate the direction.

From The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton by Oliver Optic

At Oxford the torpids were rowed, as now, in clinker-built craft, but the summer races were rowed in carvel-built boats, which also had a keel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

The cutters for ships of the line are carvel-built of 25 feet, and fit for anchor work.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher