gunnel vs strake

gunnel and strake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gunnel	Yes	No	No	No
strake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, strake is a hypernym of gunnel; that is, strake is a word with a broader meaning than gunnel:

gunnel: wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
strake: thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

Other hypernyms of gunnel include wale.

gunnel (noun)	strake (noun)
small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic	thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel