gunwales in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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The protective effect of the gunwales is further extended by the shields of the soldiers which were hung on the outside.
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At about 10 p.m., 24 hours after the sinking, the wind picked up, sending water over the longboat's gunwales, and it began to rain heavily.
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The gunwales of the inverted canoe rest upon the ends of the yoke, which is normally positioned slightly ahead of the centre of gravity of the vessel.
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It was used for the gunwales of Polynesian voyaging canoes.
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The canoeist stands on the gunwales, near the bow or the stern, and squats up and down to make the canoe rock backward and forward.
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This propulsion method is inefficient and unstable; additionally, standing on the gunwales can be dangerous.
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