Gunwale vs Coaming - What's the difference?
gunwale | coaming |
(nautical) On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.
A raised frame, designed to deflect or prevent entry of water, around an opening (e.g., a hatch or skylight) in a flat surface, such as a roof or deck.
* 1979 , Cormac McCarthy, Suttree , Random House, p.92:
In nautical terms the difference between gunwale and coaming
is that gunwale is the top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, where it meets the deck while coaming is on a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.coaming
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(en noun)- Creepers threaded the wrecked windows of the coaches, ancient and chalky brown with their riveted seams and welted coamings like something proofed for descents into the sea.