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wale vs garboard strake

garboard strake vs wale

wale and garboard strake both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wale Yes No No No
garboard strake Yes No No No
As nouns, garboard strake is a hyponym of wale; that is, garboard strake 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 strake: the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
Other hyponyms of wale include garboard, garboard plank, gun rest, gunnel, gunwale.
wale (noun) garboard strake (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 strake

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