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

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 Belcher, Edward, Sir

In size, as a ship's boat, smaller than the barge, and, like it, carvel-built.

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 Belcher, Edward, Sir

Those who had seen the Yankee's crew at work in their snaky carvel-built boat said that no one else was in it.

From Great Sea Stories by French, Joseph Lewis

"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 Optic, Oliver