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| Polish to French translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / próba stateczności łodzi zalanej | |||||||
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Gunwale Explanation: The gunwale is the top edge of the hull of a ship or boat. Originally the structure was the "gun wale" on a sailing warship, a horizontal reinforcing band added at and above the level of a gun deck to offset the stresses created by firing artillery. Originally, this edge was called a "gun ridge," a band strong enough to support the weapons that were used on a war ship. A wale in this context is a "plank," from the Old English walu, "ridge." A gunwale is the upper edge or planking of the side of a boat. By extension, we tend to use “packed to the gunwales” as a metaphor for something being full up, as if a boat is literally packed to its gunwales, it will be completely full up to the brim. ... Note: they are pronounced the same: “gunnel(s)”. |
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