gunnel
Meaning of gunnel
noun
an elongated laterally compressed fish with a dorsal fin that runs along most of the back and reduced or absent pelvic fins. It occurs in cool inshore waters of the northern hemisphere.
late 17th century: of unknown origin.
noun
variant spelling of gunwale.
noun
the upper edge or planking of the side of a boat or ship.
late Middle English: from gun + wale (because it was formerly used to support guns).
Information about gunnel
- It is a name.
- The plural form of gunnel is: gunnels.
- Languages in which gunnel is used:
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Hyphenation of gunnel
gun-nel
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- gunnel is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
gunnel synonyms
Meaning gunwale:
Anagrams of gunnel
Words that rhyme with gunnel
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