Definition
The upper edge or rail of a ship's side; the topmost wooden plank running along the side of a boat or ship.
Etymology
From gun + wale, where 'wale' comes from Old English walu meaning 'ridge or plank.' The 'gun' part originally referred to where cannons were mounted on ships (gun-wales), and the term dates to the 15th-16th centuries of naval history.
Kelly Says
The pronunciation (GUN-ul) is drastically different from the spelling, showing how Middle English spelling got frozen in time while pronunciation evolved—gunwale is one of English's most deceptive pronunciation surprises.
Translations
ARالعربية
جدار السفينة
jid-dar as-saf-i-na
BNবাংলা
নৌকারের পাশ
nau-kar-er pa-sh
CSČeština
stěna lodi
ste-na lo-di
DADansk
skibssiden
skib-si-den
ELΕλληνικά
ακρογιάλο
ak-ro-gya-lo
FAفارسی
کناره قایق
ken-a-reh qa-i-gh
FISuomi
alusranta
a-lu-sran-ta
HUMagyar
hajó oldal
ha-jó o-dal
IDBahasa Indonesia
tepi kapal
te-pi ka-pal
ITItaliano
bordaggio
bor-da-ggio
MRMR
नावचे बाजू
naav-che ba-zu
MSBahasa Melayu
tepi kapal
te-pi ka-pal
NONorsk
bådsiden
båds-i-den
SVSvenska
båtsida
båt-si-da
SWKiswahili
kingo la meli
kin-go la me-li
TAதமிழ்
படகு பக்கம்
pa-da-gu pa-kam
TEతెలుగు
నౌక పక్క
nau-ka pa-kka
TLTL
gilid ng barko
gi-lid ng bar-ko
URاردو
جہاز کا کنارہ
ja-haaz ka kin-ar-ah
VITiếng Việt
viền thuyền
vye-en thuy-en