gunnel

/ˈgʌnl/

Other forms: gunnels

Definitions of gunnel

1. noun

   small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic
   synonyms: bracketed blenny

   types:

   Pholis gunnellus, butterfish, rock gunnel

   slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters

   type of:

   blennioid, blennioid fish

   elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
2. noun

   wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
   synonyms: gun rest, gunwale

   type of:

   strake, wale

   thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship