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garboard vs wale

wale vs garboard

garboard and wale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
garboard Yes No No No
wale Yes No No No
As nouns, wale is a hypernym of garboard; that is, wale is a word with a broader meaning than garboard:
  • garboard: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
  • wale: thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
Other hypernyms of garboard include strake.
garboard (noun) wale (noun)
the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
Difference between garboard and wale

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