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Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime | | Dutch term or phrase: overnaads uiterlijk | | Het gaat om een sloep (zoek op Grand Coast 410) |
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| | clinker-built appearance | Explanation:
As this boat is built of polyester the mould for the boat is designed to give the boat the appearance of a wooden 'clinker-built' boat. I.e. as if it was constructed from overlapping planking. |
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 Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 09:21
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| Reference: Oxford Dictionary of English
Reference information:
clinker-built
► adjective (of a boat) having external planks which overlap downwards and are secured with clinched nails. Compare with carvel-built.
ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: clinker from clink (northern English variant of clinch).
| Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Native speaker of:  Dutch, English
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