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Meanings of gun rest in English

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

Synonyms
Examples for "gunwale"
Examples for "gunwale"
1
The gunwale of the little boat was almost level with the water.
The Golden Canyon
2
Varney, in the stern, leaned out and gripped the drifting gunwale securely.
Captivating Mary Carstairs
3
The gunwale of the boat consisted of but a single pine plank.
Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky
4
The stem is of English oak, and the gunwale of American elm.
A Yacht Voyage Round England
5
Again I eased myself over the gunwale and into the thigh-deep water.
Shadow men
1
Every eye looked over the gunnel to witness what had occasioned such exclamations.
The Phantom Ship
2
A man now made his appearance from over the gunnel, at the gangway.
The Phantom Ship
3
The click-click-click of toenails on fiberglass drew his attention to the starboard gunnel.
Lola Carlyle Reveals All
4
He grabbed a gunnel and waded, towing the boat beside him.
The lake
5
He drummed his fingers on the blackened wood of the gunnel.
Dancer’s Lament
Usage of gun rest in English
1
The gun resting between the pony's ears still points at me.
Waiting for the Barbarians
2
She slid her arm down beside her, the gun resting against her thigh.
Mine
3
The second gun rested against the small of his back.
Indivisible
4
The gun rested in the corner, out of their reach.
Deadly
5
Farmer Green walked home to his own breakfast with his gun resting upon his shoulder.
The Tale of Old Mr. Crow
6
The counter that monitored D gun rested on zero.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
7
She was shorter than the other soldier, her machine gun resting across her muscular legs.
Once
8
The gun rested on his knee, the barrel pointing at her, but without any particular intention.
The Fireman
9
Corporal Collins was in the upstairs office with a light machine gun resting on the windowsill.
Anvil Gate
10
The little man had a gun resting in his lap, in hand and ready to go.
Proven guilty
11
Friend got out and followed behind him a few yards, the machine gun resting on his hip.
Swan Song
12
With his gun resting across a fallen log, he trained his eye along the smooth dark barrel.
The King's Arrow: A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists
13
Negore looked, and he looked with two men by his side, their guns resting against his breast.
Love of Life, and Other Stories
14
His gun rested across the rude barricade, and he left it there, seizing the revolver from her hand.
The Strange Case of Cavendish
15
A gun rested in his lap.
Amagansett
16
The barrel of Braddock's gun rested against the back of the man's neck while Hannah was so close.
The Departure