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gunwale

/ˈɡʌn.əl/

Translations

gunwalenoun

gunwales

/ˈɡʌn.əl/

The sailor leaned over the gunwale to look at the water.

Моряк наклонился через фальшборт, чтобы посмотреть на воду.

Additional translations

Synonyms

gunwaleadjective

/ˈɡʌnəl/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "gunwale guard").

gunwalenoun

The upper edge or planking of the side of a boat or ship.

The sailors leaned over the gunwale to watch the dolphins swimming alongside the boat.

The brim or fullest limit (figurative, chiefly in the idiom "to the gunwales").

The warehouse was filled to the gunwales with supplies.

gunwaleadjective

Situated at, attached to, or relating to a gunwale.

He replaced the damaged gunwale strip before launching the canoe.