gunwales in English
noun
1
the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship.
Installation was neat and tidy, cables and steering being run down each side of the boat under respective gunwales and thence into the centre console.
noun
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1. Obliquely over or across: lay the paddle Aslant the gunwales
2. New Breasthook of African Mahogany provides a nice contrast to the Fir gunwales
3. This single-piece Breasthook is fastened under the gunwales making it much easier to fit
4. We pulled out a small tarp and tied two of its corners to paddle handles and the other corners to my husband’s feet, which he stretched out over the gunwales of the canoe.