gunwale
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gunwale
- /ˈɡʌnəl/
Rhymes with -ʌnəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale.
noun gunwales · gunnel
- The top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, at or above where the hull meets the deck. Holonyms: vessel, watercraft
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Talk about this word "gunwale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gunwale. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gunwale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gunwale "gunwale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gunwale.Cite this
@misc{gunwale_2026,
title = {gunwale},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gunwale},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
