Gunwale

['gʌn(ə)l] or ['ɡʌnl]

解释:

(noun.) wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel.

编辑:梅根--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) 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.

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解释:

n. the wale or upper edge of a ship's side next to the bulwarks so called because the upper guns are pointed from it.

校对:迈克尔