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Gunwale

Gunwale Meaning & Definition
Gunwale Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gunwale?

[n] wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gunwale: gun rest | gunnel

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See Also | strake | wale

Gunwale In Webster's Dictionary

\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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