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gunwale

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gun·wale also gun·nel  (gnl)
n. Nautical
The upper edge of the side of a vessel.
[So called because guns were mounted on it.]
gunwale, gunnel [ˈgʌnəl]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the top of the side of a boat or the topmost plank of a wooden vessel
full to the gunwales completely full; full to overflowing
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Noun1.gunwalegunwale - wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
gun rest, gunnel
strake, wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
Translations
gunwale [ˈgʌnl] N → borda f, regala f
gunwale [ˈgʌnl] n (Naut) → falchetta
gunwale [ˈgʌnl] n (Naut) → falchetta


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In a minute more we stood on the quay, within a step of the gunwale of the boat.
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