GUN REST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gun rest mean? 

• GUN REST (noun)
  The noun GUN REST has 1 sense:

1. wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel

  Familiarity information: GUN REST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUN REST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gun rest; gunnel; gunwale

Hypernyms ("gun rest" is a kind of...):

strake; wale (thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship)