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inwale

American  
[in-wayl] / ˈɪnˌweɪl /

noun

Nautical.
  1. (in an open boat) a horizontal timber binding together the frames along the top strake.

  2. a strip of reinforcing material within a gunwale.


Etymology

Origin of inwale

First recorded in 1870–75; in + wale 1


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