Noun: wale weyl
- A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip), characteristic of many allergic reactions
"The allergic reaction caused wales to appear on her arms";
- welt, weal, wheal
- Thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
"The shipwright carefully fitted the wale to reinforce the hull";
- strake
Sounds like: wail
Derived forms: wales
Type of: board, harm, hurt, injury, plank, trauma
Part of: vessel, watercraft
Encyclopedia: Wale, Samuel