gunwale
The top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, at or above where the hull meets the deckThe top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, at or above where the hull meets the deck.
» As the waves crested about them, Tom and Mary clung desperately to the gunwales of their lifeboat.
Meaning
1 sensesThe top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, at or above where the hull meets the deck.
Holonyms: vessel, watercraft
Dollbord
планши́рplanšír, планши́рьplanšírʹ
- wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
Examples
2 sentencesAs the waves crested about them, Tom and Mary clung desperately to the gunwales of their lifeboat.
The little mermaid laid her white arms on the gunwale and looked eastward for the pink-tinted dawn.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support thFrom Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale.
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