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carvel built

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | 282 words | Copyright

carvel built, a wooden vessel or boat in which the side planks are all flush, the edges laid close and caulked to make a smooth finish, as compared with clinker built. The word ‘carvel’ stems from the Portuguese carvel or caravel which was constructed by this method.

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