Definitions
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
Word origin
From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale.
Used in a sentence
“Holonyms: vessel, watercraft”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Upper boat rail”7 letters
02“Boat's upper edge”7 letters
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