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taffrail

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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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2

noun

Meaning 2

The rail around the stern of a ship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

Examples

  • See also citations under tafferel.

Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The deck area at the stern of a vessel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the railing around the stern of a ship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: railing, rail

History

Etymology

From either tafferel or aft rail, by false alteration.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: selkälauta — curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman
  • Hebrew: מַעֲקֶה הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם (ma'ake hayarkatayim) — curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman
  • Polish: zdobione zwieńczenie rufy — curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman
  • Catalan: coronament — rail around the stern of a ship
  • Finnish: peräparras — rail around the stern of a ship
  • Hebrew: מַעֲקֶה הַיַּרְכָּתַיִם (ma'ake hayarkatayim) — rail around the stern of a ship
  • Middle Irish: lipting — rail around the stern of a ship
  • Polish: reling rufowy — rail around the stern of a ship
  • Finnish: peräkansi — deck area at the stern of a vessel
  • Irish: teafrail — deck area at the stern of a vessel
  • Irish: lifting — deck area at the stern of a vessel
  • Irish: rancás — deck area at the stern of a vessel
  • Old Irish: lipting — deck area at the stern of a vessel
  • Manx: taffyl — deck area at the stern of a vessel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lyfting — deck area at the stern of a vessel
  • Polish: pokład rufowy — deck area at the stern of a vessel