Word: gunwales
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gun
wales
Definition: Plural of gunwale; wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
Morphemes:
Affix: gun
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gunnr
Language: non
Decoded: gunnr
Meaning: battle, war
Affix: hildr
Language: non
Decoded: hildr
Meaning: battle
Affix: wale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: wale
Language: enm
Decoded: wale
Meaning: planking, welt
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.