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Naut.channel2.Also, chain-wale /chayn"wayl', chan"l/.[1605-15]
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chain-wale — «CHAYN WAYL, wuhl», noun. Nautical. = channel2. (Cf. ↑channel) ╂[< chain + wale] … Useful english dictionary
chain wale — Naut. channel2. Also, chain wale /chayn wayl , chan l/. [1605 15] … Useful english dictionary
wale — chain·wale; gun·wale; out·wale; wale; gad·wale; wood·wale; … English syllables
chain — chain; chain·er; chain·less; chain·let; chain·man; chain·o·mat·ic; chain·wale; en·chain; en·chain·ment; un·chain; mul·ti·chain; … English syllables
Chain — n. & v. n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical purpose. b something resembling this (formed a human chain). 2 (in pl.) a fetters used to confine prisoners. b any restraining force. 3 a sequence,… … Useful english dictionary
chain — n. & v. n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical purpose. b something resembling this (formed a human chain). 2 (in pl.) a fetters used to confine prisoners. b any restraining force. 3 a sequence,… … Useful english dictionary
wale — wale1 /wayl/, n., v., waled, waling. n. 1. a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt. 2. the vertical rib in knit goods or a chain of loops running lengthwise in knit fabric (opposed to course). 3. the… … Universalium
chainwale — chain·wale … English syllables
channel — channel1 channeler; esp. Brit., channeller, n. /chan l/, n., v., channeled, channeling or (esp. Brit.) channelled, channelling. n. 1. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. 2. Naut. a navigable route between two bodies of water … Universalium
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
