HyperDic: carvel-built

English > 1 sense of the word *carvel-built*:
ADJECTIVE	all	carvel-built	(of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks

English > *carvel-built*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	(of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks.
Category	ship	A vessel that carries passengers or freight
Narrower	flush-seamed	laid edge to edge (not overlapping)
Opposite	clinker-built, clincher-built, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked	Having overlapping hull planks