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carvel-built

DEFINITIONS OF: carvel-built

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adj (of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks

Synonyms
flush-seamed
laid edge to edge (not overlapping)
Antonyms:
clincher-built, clinker-built, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked
having overlapping hull planks
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