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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gun•nel1 (gun′l),USA pronunciation n. - Fish, Naval Termsany small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), esp. Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel,) common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic. Also called bracketed blenny.
- origin, originally uncertain 1680–90
- Naval Termsgunwale.
- Middle English. See gunwale 1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gunnel /ˈɡʌnəl/ n - any eel-like blennioid fish of the family Pholidae, occurring in coastal regions of northern seas
Etymology: 17th Century: of unknown origin gunnel /ˈɡʌnəl/ n - a variant spelling of gunwale
Etymology: 15th Century: from gun + wale1 from its use to support guns gun•wale (gun′l),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]- Naval Termsthe upper edge of the side or bulwark of a vessel.
- Naval Termsthe sheer strake of a wooden vessel;
the uppermost strake beneath the plank-sheer.
Also, gunnel. - 1325–75; Middle English. See gun1, wale1; a plank so called because guns were set upon it
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gunwale, gunnel /ˈɡʌnəl/ n - the top of the side of a boat or the topmost plank of a wooden vessel
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