: a small slimy eellike bony fish (Pholis gunnellus) of the North Atlantic
broadly
: any fish of the family (Pholidae) to which the gunnel belongs
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023
Young then reached his right hand into the water and guided the boys arms onto the starboard gunnel.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2021
Selwood sprung up on the gunnel at the bow of the boat to avoid the thrashing shark and steadied himself by clinging to the tubular metal frame of the sun shelter, known as a bimini.
—Rod McGuirk, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2017
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Noun
My line went taut, and then the rig danced down the gunnel like a sewing machine needle toward the motor.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023
Young then reached his right hand into the water and guided the boys arms onto the starboard gunnel.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2021
Selwood sprung up on the gunnel at the bow of the boat to avoid the thrashing shark and steadied himself by clinging to the tubular metal frame of the sun shelter, known as a bimini.
—Rod McGuirk, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2017
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“Gunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunnel. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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