舷

げん【舷】

gunwale

/gʌ́nl/ 〖C〗〔海事〕［通例 a/the ～］ (小さな船の)船べり， 舷縁《舷側の上縁》; the side of a ship.

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I

げん【舷】

【海】 〔舷側〕 board; 〔舷側の上縁, 舷縁〕 the gunwale; the gunnel.

●舷々相摩して board by [on, and] board; on even board 《with another ship》; gunwale to gunwale; in close formation.

●両艦舷々相摩す. The two warships closed in, board by board.

外(_がい)舷 the outside.

内(_ない)舷 the inside.

II

ふなばた【船端･舷】

the side [edge] of a boat [ship]; (水面上の) the broadside; the gunwale; the gunnel; 〔舷墻〕 bulwarks.

●船端が水面に触れるほど傾いて[沈下して] gunwale down [to].

●船端を水面下に没して gunwale under

・船端を踏みはずす slip off the gunwale 《of a boat》; fall overboard.