Meaning of GUNWALE
| Pronunciation: | | 'gunl
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[n] wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel |
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GUNWALE is a 7 letter word that starts with G. |
| | Synonyms: | | gun rest, gunnel |
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| | See Also: | | strake, wale | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gun"wale\, n. [Gun + wale. So named because the upper
guns were pointed from it.] (Naut.)
The upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost
wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or that piece of
timber which reaches on either side from the quarter-deck to
the forecastle, being the uppermost bend, which finishes the
upper works of the hull. [Written also {gunnel}.]
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