clinker-built

1. 1.

   having overlapping hull planks

   Synonymsclincher-builtlap-strakelap-strakedlap-streaklap-streaked

   Antonymscarvel-built

   ship

Questions about clinker-built

What does clinker-built mean?

clinker-built means "having overlapping hull planks".

How many syllables are in clinker-built?

clinker-built has 4 syllables: clin-ker--bu-ilt. The stress falls on "ker-".

What is another word for clinker-built?

Close synonyms include clincher-built, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of clinker-built?

The recorded antonyms are carvel-built.

Is clinker-built a common word?

clinker-built is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.