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gunwale

/ˈɡʌnəl/

Meanings
noun
The top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, where it meets the deck.

Examples :

"The fisherman leaned over the gunwale to pull up his net. "
nautical vehicle sailing part

Related Words

Illustration nautical

nautical adjective

/ˈnɔːtɪkl̩/

Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.

"nautical charts"

Illustration fisherman

fisherman noun

/ˈfɪʃəmən/ /ˈfɪʃɚmən/

A fisher, a person engaged in fishing:

"The fisherman cast his line into the lake. "

Illustration vessel

vessel noun

/ˈvɛs.l̩/

Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.

"The fishing vessel sailed out to the lake early in the morning. "

Illustration leaned

leaned verb

/liːnd/

To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.

"She leaned out of the window."

Illustration where

where noun

/wɛə(ɹ)/ /wɛəɹ/

The place in which something happens.

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

Illustration deck

deck noun

/dɛk/

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

"The family enjoyed their afternoon tea on the deck overlooking the garden. "

Illustration edge

edge noun

/ɛdʒ/

The boundary line of a surface.

"The edge of the table is where the tabletop meets the floor. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration over

over noun

/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

A set of six legal balls bowled.

"The bowling team scored a lot of points with their final over. "

Illustration hull

hull noun

/hʌl/

The outer covering of a fruit or seed.

"The strawberry's bright red hull protected the juicy flesh inside. "

Illustration meets

meets noun

/miːts/

A sports competition, especially for track and field (a track meet) or swimming (a swim meet).

"Our school's swim team is training hard for the upcoming swim meets. "

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pull noun

/pʊl/ [pʰʊːɫ]

An act of pulling (applying force)

"He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out."