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Definitions for gunnel
ˈgʌn lgun·nel
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Princeton's WordNet
gunwale, gunnel, gun restnoun
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
gunnel, bracketed blennynoun
small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gunnelnoun
Etymology: corrupted for gunwale.
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gunnel
A gunnel is a protective barrier or railing around the edge of a boat, ship, or other sea vessel. Its main purpose is to increase safety by preventing people or objects from falling overboard. The term can also refer to a type of fish found in the Northern Hemisphere, known for their long, slim bodies.
Webster Dictionary
Gunnelnoun
a gunwale
Gunnelnoun
a small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus Muraenoides; esp., M. gunnellus of Europe and America; -- called also gunnel fish, butterfish, rock eel
Etymology: [See Gunwale.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gunnel
gun′l, n. Same as Gunwale.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
gunnel
See GUNWALE.
gunnel
Nearly synonymous with plank-sheer (which see); but its strict application is that horizontal plank which covers the heads of the timbers between the main and fore drifts. The gunwale of a boat is a piece of timber going round the upper sheer-strake as a binder for its top-work.--Gunwale-to. Vessels heeling over, so that the gunwale is even with the water. When a boat sails with a free wind, and rolls each side, or gunwale, to the water's edge, she rolls gunwale-to.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gunnel in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gunnel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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