wale

/weɪl/

/weɪl/

Definitions of wale

1. noun

   a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
   synonyms: weal, welt, wheal

   type of:

   harm, hurt, injury, trauma

   any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
2. noun

   thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
   synonyms: strake

   types:

   garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake

   the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship

   gun rest, gunnel, gunwale

   wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel

   type of:

   board, plank

   a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes