English noun: wale | |||
1. | wale (state) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions | ||
Synonyms | weal, welt, wheal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | harm, hurt, injury, trauma | ||
2. | wale (artifact) thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship | ||
Synonyms | strake | ||
Broader (hypernym) | board, plank | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake, gun rest, gunnel, gunwale | ||
Part meronym | vessel, watercraft | ||