taffrail

/taf-reyl, -ruhl/US // ˈtæfˌreɪl, -rəl //UK // (ˈtæfˌreɪl) //

墙裙,墙纸,墙面,墙角石

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Nautical.
- : the upper part of the stern of a ship.
- : a rail above the stern of a ship.

Stanley Hall and Jim Welton stood leaning over the taffrail, looking down into the black foam-streaked water.
Monsieur de Fontanges carved his way to the taffrail, and then turned round to kill again.
A few minutes later the purser came aft, carrying a parcel in his hand, which he carefully placed upon the taffrail.
Bevans, leaning against the taffrail, was binding his right forearm with strips torn from the shirt that hung on him in tatters.
One struck our taffrail, and another killed a man on the forecastle; but our rigging escaped.