Noun: gunnel gú-n(u)l
- Wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
"He gripped the gunnel as the boat rocked in the waves";
- gunwale
- Small eel-like fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
"gunnels are well-adapted to life in tidal pools";
- bracketed blenny
Sounds like: guessed, gunnel, gun
Derived forms: gunnels
Type of: blennioid, blennioid fish, strake, wale
Part of: family Pholidae, family Pholididae, Pholidae
Encyclopedia: Gunnel