clinker
clink·er
clinker · clinkers · clinkered · clinkering
To convert or be converted into clinkerTo convert or be converted into clinker.
UK/ˈklɪŋkə(ɹ)/US/ˈklɪŋkɚ/
» It was a clinker-built rowing boat.
Es handelte sich um ein Klinkerruderboot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo convert or be converted into clinker.
More definitions
- turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning
- clear out the cinders and clinker from
Examples
1 sentencesIt was a clinker-built rowing boat.
deEs handelte sich um ein Klinkerruderboot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Dutch klinkaerd, later klinker, from klinken (“to ring, resound”).From Dutch klinkaerd, later klinker, from klinken (“to ring, resound”).
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Forms
clinkers, clinkering, clinkered, clinkeredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle