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Definition of taffrail in English: taffrailnoun ˈtafreɪl A rail and ornamentation round a ship's stern. Example sentencesExamples - He listened to his steps retreat to the taffrail.
- Pamela was not sitting on the deck, but she was standing near the taffrail looking off the stern.
- As soon as they passed the helmsman, he pulled her to the taffrail.
- Hands quickly reached for taffrails, stanchions, ratlines or some sort of support, and, a moment later, Raven spun the wheel with all her strength to the right until the helm was hard over.
- He noted Kennedy at the taffrail looking back towards whence they had come.
Origin Early 19th century: alteration (by association with rail1), of obsolete tafferel 'panel', used to denote the flat part of a ship's stern above the transom, from Dutch tafereel. Definition of taffrail in US English: taffrailnoun A rail and ornamentation around a ship's stern. Example sentencesExamples - He noted Kennedy at the taffrail looking back towards whence they had come.
- Hands quickly reached for taffrails, stanchions, ratlines or some sort of support, and, a moment later, Raven spun the wheel with all her strength to the right until the helm was hard over.
- He listened to his steps retreat to the taffrail.
- As soon as they passed the helmsman, he pulled her to the taffrail.
- Pamela was not sitting on the deck, but she was standing near the taffrail looking off the stern.
Origin Early 19th century: alteration (by association with rail), of obsolete tafferel ‘panel’, used to denote the flat part of a ship's stern above the transom, from Dutch tafereel. |