clinker built
/ˈklɪŋkər bɪlt/
adjective
- Describing a boat or ship whose outer planks overlap each other, like the boards on a wooden house, rather than meeting edge to edge.
- The old Viking ship was clinker-built, with overlapping planks held together by iron rivets.
- The museum displayed a clinker-built rowboat from the 19th century.
- Many traditional fishing boats in Scandinavia are clinker-built for strength in rough seas.
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