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gunwale

noun
🔊/ˈɡʌnl/
🔊/ˈɡʌnl/
(also gunnel)
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  1. the upper edge of the side of a boat or small ship舷缘（船舷的上缘）Topics Transport by waterc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from gun + wale, a wooden strip fitted along a boat's side to fortify it (because it was formerly used to support guns).