Dictionary![]() ![]() car•vel-builtPronunciation: (kär'vul-bilt"), [key] —adj. (of a ship's hull) formed of planks laid close on the frames so as to present a smooth exterior. Cf. clinker-built (def. 2). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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