noun
- a ridge or plank along the side of a ship’s hull
Usage: nautical
verb
- present participle of wale: to provide with wales or ridges
Usage: nautical; technical
Examples
- The carpenter repaired the damaged waling on the ship’s port side.
- Heavy seas had cracked the waling near the bow.
- The shipwright was waling the vessel’s hull with oak planks.
- Workers spent hours waling the new boat frame.
- The waling provided structural support to the ship’s sides.