gunwale

[ UK /ɡˈʌnwe‍ɪl/ ]
NOUN
  1. wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
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How To Use gunwale In A Sentence

  • It wasn't buoyant, so, by way of appendix, he fitted a motor tube - two tubes vulcanised together - around the gunwale.
  • You never know what quite to expect at boat show product demonstrations, but when someone swings a baseball bat repeatedly into a boat's gunwale, they quickly get everyone's attention.
  • At the bottom the gunwale board was seamed to the next board with tread seam and further down with rivet nails of iron.
  • He kicked the shore fast free and hopped onto the vessel's bow, then ran sternward along the gunwale to join Sharina. Lord of the Isles
  • Your ship will immediately be surrounded by frantic rowboats, young men standing at the gunwales shouting Halloo!
  • But his low gunwale ground against the heavy craft, and the remain - ing correspondent clambered aboard. THE ONE THOUSAND DOZEN
  • A crowd of fifty thousand packed the stadium almost to the gunwales.
  • This rod forms the gunwale, which is secured by strings to the ribs. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions
  • Alvaro was placed precariously on the truck's gunwale, where he angrily insisted that the driver turn the truck around and go back for his hat. The Captain's Hat
  • This is an L-shaped bolt with wing nut that is used to clamp the leeboard bracket to the gunwales.
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