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 | ||