Found 2 items, similar to clinker-built.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: clinker-built clinker-built adj : (of ships) built with overlapping hull planks [syn: clincher-built] [ant: carvel-built]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Clinker-built Clinker-built \Clink"er-built\, a. (Naut.) Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below it like clapboards on a house. See Lapstreak. [1913 Webster]