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Meaning of taffrail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
  2. The rail around the stern of a ship.
  3. The deck area at the stern of a vessel.

Equivalents

Català coronament
Suomi peräkansi peräparras selkälauta
Gaeilge lifting rancás teafrail

Examples

“One evening, leaning over the taffrail, I observed a very singular, isolated cloud, to the N.W.”
“[…] with heavy, lumber-like pace he was measuring the ship from taffrail to mainmast […]”
“See also citations under tafferel.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

taffrail log Taffy taffy pull taffymaking Tafi Tafia

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