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garboard plank vs wale

wale vs garboard plank

garboard plank and wale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
garboard plank Yes No No No
wale Yes No No No
As nouns, wale is a hypernym of garboard plank; that is, wale is a word with a broader meaning than garboard plank:
  • garboard plank: 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 plank include strake.
garboard plank (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 plank and wale

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