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wale vs garboard

garboard vs wale

wale and garboard both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wale Yes No No No
garboard Yes No No No
As nouns, garboard is a hyponym of wale; that is, garboard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wale:
  • wale: thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
  • garboard: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
Other hyponyms of wale include garboard plank, garboard strake, gun rest, gunnel, gunwale.
wale (noun) garboard (noun)
thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship the first wale laid next to the keel 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 wale and garboard

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