"wale" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

same as: weal, welt, wheal
is a type of: board, plank - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
subtypes:
- garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake - the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
- gun rest, gunnel, gunwale - wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
is a part of: vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation

same as: strake