/ Dictionary / Index G gunwale: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: gun•wale Pronunciation: (gun'l), [key] — n. Naut. the upper edge of the side or bulwark of a vessel. the sheer strake of a wooden vessel; the uppermost strake beneath the plank-sheer. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: gunwale (Thesaurus) Guntur gunyah Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language