gunwale

gunwale is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or that piece of timber which reaches on either side from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, being the uppermost bend, which finishes the upper works of the hull. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or that piece of timber which reaches on either side from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, being the uppermost bend, which finishes the upper works of the hull.
2. noun. wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel

   Synonyms: gunnel

Synonyms

gunnel

Common word forms

gunwales

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