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The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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The rail around the stern of a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
- See also citations under tafferel.
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The deck area at the stern of a vessel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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the railing around the stern of a ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: railing, rail
From either tafferel or aft rail, by false alteration.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
selkälauta
— curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman
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Hebrew:
מַעֲקֶה הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם
(ma'ake hayarkatayim)
— curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman
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Polish:
zdobione zwieńczenie rufy
— curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman
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Catalan:
coronament
— rail around the stern of a ship
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Finnish:
peräparras
— rail around the stern of a ship
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Hebrew:
מַעֲקֶה הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם
(ma'ake hayarkatayim)
— rail around the stern of a ship
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Middle Irish:
lipting
— rail around the stern of a ship
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Polish:
reling rufowy
— rail around the stern of a ship
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Finnish:
peräkansi
— deck area at the stern of a vessel
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Irish:
teafrail
— deck area at the stern of a vessel
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Irish:
lifting
— deck area at the stern of a vessel
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Irish:
rancás
— deck area at the stern of a vessel
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Old Irish:
lipting
— deck area at the stern of a vessel
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Manx:
taffyl
— deck area at the stern of a vessel
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
lyfting
— deck area at the stern of a vessel
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Polish:
pokład rufowy
— deck area at the stern of a vessel