noun
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of gunwale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gunnel
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UK: /ˈɡʌnəl/
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US: /ˈɡʌn.l̩/
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rhymes with -ʌnəl
noun
Meaning 2
A small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bracketed blenny
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blennioid fish, blennioid
Narrower terms: rock gunnel, butterfish, Pholis gunnellus
noun
Meaning 4
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gunwale, gun rest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wale, strake
History
Etymology
From Middle English gonnewalle, itself from gonne (“gun”) + wale, as it used to support the ship's guns; equivalent to gun + wale.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: mečitka — fish of the family Pholidae
- French: gonnelle — fish of the family Pholidae
- French: gonelle — fish of the family Pholidae
- Italian: gunnel — fish of the family Pholidae
- Italian: gunnello — fish of the family Pholidae