verb
- past tense of wale; to provide with wales (planks along a ship’s side)
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The shipwright waled the vessel with sturdy oak planks.
- They waled the boat’s hull before launching it.
- The craftsman carefully waled each section of the ship’s side.
- After the frame was complete, they waled the entire structure.
- The old ship had been waled with traditional materials.