Gunwale Definition

gunəl
gunwales
noun
gunwales
The upper edge of the side of a ship or boat.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
gunwale
Plural:
gunwales

Origin of Gunwale

  • From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun +‎ wale.

    From Wiktionary

  • So called because guns were mounted on it

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gunwale Sentence Examples

  • The boat has a high gunwale with a nice step to help you get over the side.

  • Except for the trireme none of these galleys had outriggers they were all worked over the gunwale.

  • Earnest's center gunwale fender eye was securely locked up on a long chain to a mooring ring.

  • She was already loaded almost to the gunwale; to the water edge.

  • The upper edge of the sheer strake is the gunwale.

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