| 单词 | gunwale |
| 例句 | Bono had, through his exertions—the boat being well nigh intractable, now swamped—snapped off the rowlock and a stave of the gunwale, wet with rot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Reed played an eight-beat tattoo on the gunwale with the heels of his hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “If you were a mechanic—” she said, and got no further before he flicked her off the gunwale. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Nailer could see half-men on the gunwales, twirling grappling hooks, eager to leap aboard. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Kate had just climbed over the gunwale, with Rhonda and Number Two scrambling in after her, when Sticky pointed and cried, “He’s getting away!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Another passed through Aragorn’s hood; and a third stood fast in the gunwale of the second boat, close by Merry’s hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The landing wasn’t so graceful— I banged my chin on the gunwale and nearly capsized us. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The boat’s draw was greater than I would wish, and with but three of us, the water lapped high on the gunwales, threatening to spill over. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She could almost dance on the water, Malcolm thought, and he stroked the gunwale with love. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In the darkness he loosened his sheath knife and taking all the strain of the fish on his left shoulder he leaned back and cut the line against the wood of the gunwale. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I hopped over the gunwale, shouldered my heavy backpack, and walked down the pier in the rain. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I took my place in the stem and sat gripping the gunwales with white-knuckled hands while Falconer climbed in, rocking the boat sickeningly, and the wherryman cast off. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “If the captain of the Ray is still Mr. Mam, then we’ll be over their gunwales before they know what’s hit them.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Before you ask,” she said as he approached, “I already stowed my rifle under the gunwale.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The sides of the great mesa ship towered over them, three hundred feet to the gunwale. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We could hear sharp as raps the lapping of waves against our gunwales. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The boat careened, and water poured over the gunwales, overturning it and spilling us into the rushing river. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Someone’s rescued hen fluttered up to the bow of our boat and strutted placidly along the gunwale, its delicate wattles shaking as it plucked up ants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His stallion leapt from the end of the quay and over a splintered gunwale, landing with a splash and a scream in ankle-deep water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A statue of a sailor leaned against the gunwale, spyglass pointed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Octavian could scarce remain within the compass of the gunwales. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Tyrion saw one great fool of a knight trying to ride across, urging a terrified horse over gunwales and oars, across tilting decks slick with blood and mAlmg with green fire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After that he settled the line across his shoulders in a new place and held it again with his left hand resting on the gunwale. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A soldier tumbled over Cat's gunwale, cradled off the oars, and sank. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I reached out and seized upon the gunwale of the boat. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His whole world must shrink down to the small space within the gunwales. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Alice was gripping the gunwales and peering as hard as she could in the deceptive light. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Prone to pounding his megaphone on the gunwales of his coaching launch in exasperation, he once hurled it at an oarsman who had caught a crab. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He dipped his hand in the water over the boat’s gunwale, and said, smiling with that softened air upon him which was not new to me:— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She had been shaken about so much that her head had crashed into the gunwale, but she was already moving, and there was no blood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I took another drink of the brandy, then took hold of the two gunwales of the boat and moved forward. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z When I peered over the gunwale, I spotted Dusty Muleman’s big black Escalade parked under one of the lampposts near the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Ajarry didn’t even make it to the gunwale when she tried to jump overboard. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Behind Cole sat Garvey and Edwin, joking with each other and gripping the gunwales to brace themselves.There had been a heavy chop ever since they left Drake an hour ago. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She collapsed against the gunwale, her head in her hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In the rolling surf, willing hands to steady the gunwale as their mates climbed in. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Lady Salmakia flicked the rein, and her dragonfly skimmed away from Lyra’s shoulder to land on the gunwale of the boat, where Tialys joined her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He gripped the gunwale of the canoe and thought, Look after her, Belle Sauvage. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Olakunde no longer bailed, for fear of the element roiling all around him; he gripped the gunwales and sat inclined as if the dinghy barreled down a slope. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He heard the stick break and the line begin to rush out over the gunwale of the skiff. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, you row a little moderately. I’ll go back, then you come up. Hold on to both gunwales when you come up.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Ben, terrier-formed, was standing with his back legs on her lap, his forepaws on the gunwale, intent like her on the whisper, which Malcolm could hear now, though he couldn’t distinguish the words. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Both my tutor and our mysterious captain leaned out over the water opposite to me, that they might right the boat while I struggled over its gunwales. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He walked to the gunwales and to those who drifted below, explained, “The rebels have taken the island. We evacuate.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I thought of looking over a gunwale to see a 15-ton animal materialize in the water beneath me. Animal penises’ amazing evolution 2012-06-12T15:40:00Z After I tumbled off the gunwale and began my descent, a school of cownose rays, a near-threatened species, soared by overhead. Update : In Mexico, Eco Concerns Where Sea Lions Romp 2013-04-24T16:26:11Z But its turrets, gunwales and wide, waterless moat attest to the inhabitants’ defensive terror of the invader hundreds of years ago. A Gothic Tour of Italy 2011-10-28T18:55:00Z The rusting bow and the remnants of its gunwales protrude above the surface, forming a beacon for divers and snorkelers. In Eritrea, a Diver’s Dreamscape 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z The boat is outfitted for a long haul, stuffed with bags containing electronics and reading matter and camping gear and annotated area maps, its lone paddle tethered securely to a gunwale. A Canoeist Vanished. In ‘Riverman,’ Ben McGrath Sets Out to Find Him. 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Laden with beaver pelts and provisions, their canoes often weighed more than 8,000 pounds, so heavy the gunwales cleared just six inches from the water. An illustrated history of the most beautiful canoes 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z I am sitting on the gunwale of a dive boat off the French Polynesian atoll of Fakarava about to back-roll into a tropical sea famous for its abundance of sharks. Diving into the tranquility of Tahiti 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Jet-skis and mahogany runabouts zipped 30 feet in front of the bow and alongside the gunwales. From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z It's not often you hear the word gunwale referring to pop music. TV review: The Joy of the Single 2012-11-23T23:30:01Z And then they all saw Joe sitting, limp, against the gunwale, facing the wheelhouse. How one man died so a whale might live 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Nancy and I sat astern, A.K. on a gunwale, as the boatman took his position in the bow and began to pull his oars. Captivated by the Ganges, a River of Souls 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Instead, we swung into the channel, the Merrimack rising in scalloped waves higher than the gunwales of the canoe. Retracing a Mother’s Path of Escape Along a Wintry Merrimack 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z I grabbed both gunwales and hung on as each wave slammed the hull, lunging from side to side to keep the canoe upright. On a Canoe Trip Along the U.S.-Canada Border, Solitude and Shooting Stars 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z From the very beginning, they were, she writes, “rubbing down the hatches and the gunwales with sandpaper, our hands becoming dry and coarse themselves. It was horrible work.” She spent her childhood traveling the world on a family boat. It felt like prison 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z “Even if you’re car camping. Like, when I’ve been car camping, my car’s just loaded to the gunwales. I don’t want a cookbook.” This Memorial Day, will you eat like a king or go camping? A new cookbook says you can do both 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z If your fishing or sporting boat has no canopy, consider Tuuci’s Shade Blade, which can be mounted in a chair stanchion or aft gunwale, and stores away in a carry bag. Gear, toys, tips to help beat the heat outdoors at home 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z At first he thought that the pale, constant glow indicated a submerged ridge, but a weighted line the crew dropped over the gunwale sank for 600 feet without hitting bottom. The Mystery of Milky Seas Is Finally Being Solved 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z But if the cormorants are being hunted, what explains the presence on each boat of an unperturbed bird perched on the gunwale? Mystery on a Venetian lagoon The book is stuffed to its mad gunwales with gags and ideas and scattershot erudition, and my strong hunch is that readers will find it ... challenging. Charlie Kaufman: 'Making people laugh makes me feel validated as a human' 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Pompeo’s basic response: Silence, even as the questions rise over the gunwales of the State ship. Where’s Mike Pompeo? 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z The men said they picked a canoe for a few reasons; ease of loading, and higher gunwales for ocean chop. 2 men paddle from southern BC to Juneau 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Leaping aboard the ship’s gunwale with police nightsticks swinging around him, Bailey began to climb a flimsy ladder. How one man launched a mutiny on a Nazi ship in New York City 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z After a successful day of whaling, the boat motors back to the island, a half dozen or so whales and dolphins tied to the boat’s gunwales or piled in its hold. Pollution is making whale meat toxic—but imprudent activism makes some double-down on eating whale 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Matthew is back at the gunwale, waiting for Jim to gaff the next string of pots. Dead kittiwakes, dwindling fish and oceans of plastic: my voyage of discovery 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Team USA is full to the gunwales with talent, but there's something a little strange about how that talent is currently performing. Jim Furyk's greatest challenge will be letting his stars down easy - Golf Digest 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z To avoid someone rushing to rescue you, keep some body parts visible above the gunwale. How to Have Sex in a Canoe 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z She was standing on the gunwale in a wetsuit, clinging to an awning with one gloved palm. Searching for Elusive Green Sea Turtles in the Persian Gulf 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Its gunwales — only nine inches above the water — were caught under the cascading mill race. Perspective | In 1904, spectators at a rowing regatta on the Potomac set off on a boat — and died 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Each one is hauled on to the gunwale where Matthew deftly removes the creatures within. Dead kittiwakes, dwindling fish and oceans of plastic: my voyage of discovery 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z It looked more like a traditional launch, with a raised gunwale running around the perimeter. Perspective | Answer Man sings a swan song for the Tidal Basin’s Swan Boat 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z “I wanted to get on top of the gunwale because it was thrashing around madly.” Shark Leaps Into Fisherman’s Boat in Australia 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Laden with beaver pelts and provisions, their canoes often weighed more than 8,000 pounds, so heavy the gunwales cleared just 6 inches from the water. ‘Canoes’: paddling through North American history 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z “They step carelessly from shore to boat and from boat to shore. They lean far out over the gunwale. They crowd to one side of a light craft. . . . They go canoeing when they cannot swim.” Perspective | In 1904, spectators at a rowing regatta on the Potomac set off on a boat — and died 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Mouland picked the bird out of the water and whacked its head against the gunwale to ensure that it was dead. Hunting ‘Turr’ in Newfoundland’s Frigid Waters 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z On the Swedish side of the gunwale, lobstering just isn’t big business- so it is difficult to see this as simply a masquerade. Editorials from around New England 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z “What is that worth, saving subway cars stuffed to the gunwales with people?” she demanded. Dianne Feinstein vs. the C.I.A. 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z As he put his palms on the gunwale, I noticed Rebecca was missing. Under the Waves 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z He added the aircraft was popular with passengers and "full to the gunwales" with passengers. Airbus shares fall over A380 threat 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z He said the aircraft was popular with passengers and flying "full to the gunwales". Emirates raps Airbus over A380 gaffe, dangles huge order 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z A minute later he brought a keeper sea bass over the gunwales. At Montauk Point, Albacore on the Feed Prove a Tasty Pursuit 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Indy clung to the gunwale until it resurfaced, rode in the conning tower and leapt off when the crew disembarked. A grown-up viewing of Indiana Jones 2012-10-04T22:29:10Z But this corner of south-east London is also packed to the gunwales with cultural attractions. 50 free things to do in London: east and south 2012-07-24T05:00:01Z The motor winches were then started and the cutter hauled up until her gunwales were almost touching the underside of the airship's nacelle. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Elizabeth Radnor reached her first, a white arm shot out of the water and the hand grasped the gunwale, and Old Goodwin helped her aboard, and she stood on the deck and dripped. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z Life lines were fitted round the gunwales of the lifeboats. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Marston, stooping behind the gunwale, managed to strike a match and told Wyndham the time when he had looked at his watch. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z She was bound from Christiania to Dieppe, with a cargo of deals, and was considerably hampered on deck, the timber being piled up almost to her gunwale. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z After a rest they did, by slow degrees manage to repair and heighten the gunwales of the boat. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z There was even a gangway ladder, and her gunwale not much more than a foot above the water. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z If the oars are pulled in rowlocks, the bottom of the rowlock is to be considered as the gunwale in measuring the depth of the boat. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Foam piled up at her lee bow, lapped the gunwale at her waist, and boiled round her stern. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The large bilge-pumps also proved useless, and the condition of the ship became utterly helpless, often rolling into the trough of the sea, rolling gunwale under, and labouring heavily. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z One upturned mass rose above our gunwale, smashing in our bulwarks, and depositing half a ton of ice in a lump upon our decks. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The vessel, however, might be seen in the moonlight, approaching the shore; and now a heavy eight-oared boat was seen to leave her: she was heavily laden, even to the gunwale. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The boatbuilder may be further restricted as to breadth, and, therefore, he again detracts from the form a boat should have by dispensing with sheer and increasing the depth from keel to gunwale amidships. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Marston crouched behind the lifted weather gunwale and lighted the lantern; then he saw that halyards and sheets were clear, and afterwards pulled up the well-board in the stern flooring. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The boat is built with considerably higher gunwales at the bows and stern than in the centre, while four to six feet of the space at either end are water-tight air-chambers. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z A washboard of light cedar, about six inches high, served to strengthen the gunwale and give increased depth. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Twice the sentinel on board vainly hailed them, when Duddingston himself appeared in his shirt upon the gunwale and asked who it was that approached. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The boat rocked till the water surged over her gunwale. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The boys perched themselves on the gunwale of the boat, and watched Katy making snow-bird stew and steeping the fragrant tea. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z Lukin purchased a Norway yawl, to the outer frame of which he added a projecting gunwale of cork, tapering from nine inches amidships to very little at the bows and stern. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z How gently all the lore of this man oozed out of him! he seemed an oracle, as, with hot tingling fingers pressed against the gunwale of the boat, we listened to his words. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He’ll be home in August—this year—loaded to the gunwale. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z Braine continued to pole along, sometimes pausing to look over the gunwale down into the water. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The mast and two oars were set in a leaning position from the outer gunwale of the boat, where they rested firmly upon the thwart-cleats, up against the hummock, to which they were securely wedged. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z The other was so racked and warped that repairs were impracticable, the birch bark being in danger of separating from the gunwales at any severe shock. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Immediately about the ship all is still, and, as far as appearances go, she is precisely as she would be in a secure harbour, housed all over, banked up with snow to the gunwales. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Light this and stick it on the gunwale. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z One clutched the gunwale and the other laid hold of Braine. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z It was all the united efforts of the four could do to hoist it over the low gunwale. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z The women and children had been put on board in fear of such an occurrence, and the men had just time to save themselves by clinging to the gunwale. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Poor Ainsworth was still clinging to the gig's gunwale when his shipmates eagerly approached; but letting go his hold from extreme exhaustion, and being heavily clothed, he sunk from their sight to rise no more. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The ship was painted and the gunwales frequently hung with shields, alternately yellow and red. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Even then it was only by the barest luck in the world that Norton managed to catch the gunwale. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Ha! here you are, my captive, under the counter; and now I lift you carefully over the gunwale. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z His terrible weapons were fearfully near the gunwale, when Knorr's gun came to the rescue; its muzzle was so near his open mouth that the ball killed him instantly, and he sunk like lead. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The fire is made upon a layer of clay, several inches thick, at the bottom of the canoe; and above the fire, across the gunwales, are laid several pieces of half-burnt wood, for fuel. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z There was a bustle in the forepart of the Spanish ship; men were crowding to the gunwale; and Amos perceived that they were letting a sail down over the side. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z She uttered something very like an oath, and seizing the helm steered the boat out, and the gallant came up sputtering, gripped the gunwale, and was drawn in dripping. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z There was a fresh breeze outside, so that the coasters bowled merrily along with bellying sails before it, or else bent until gunwale under as they hugged it close. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Her cargo and passengers on this occasion brought her gunwale within four inches of the water. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Then she placed a foot upon the gunwale and deliberately plunged into the stream. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z The pitching of the boat continued to increase, and twice or thrice, struck by a heavy sea, she lay over, till the white waves came tumbling in over her gunwale. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z The rowers stand up to paddle, having one foot in the bottom of the boat, and the other on the gunwale. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Although the launch was but a length behind, the gunwale of the pinnace was nearly level with the water as she came alongside. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z When the old fellow which was wounded by the commander rolled into the water, Miller planted his harpoon in him with unerring skill, and the line attached spun out over the gunwale with fearful velocity. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z She could see its dripping gunwale contending with the waves, the oil-skinned sailors tottering upon its deck. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z He seized the gunwale of the boat by an effort of despair, but his arms were too wearied to enable him to raise his body. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z He ran about on the sand—even plunged into the water a bit, and put both front paws on the gunwale. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z Once the Brixham man crouched suddenly by the gunwale and peered intently over the boat's side. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Some of them burst as they carried them, but the fibre packages remained intact, and the big boat was almost loaded when Austin, who was breathless, seated himself for a moment on her gunwale. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z While hanging over the gunwale, listless and discontented, the Buccaneers suddenly spied a large vessel of the Spanish fleet, separated from the rest and fast approaching them. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Two of their number got into her, and commenced baling with their hats, while the others remained in the water, supporting themselves by the gunwales. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z “That belongs to Dot’s Alice-doll!” she cried, leaning over the gunwale and fishing for the slipper. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z The boat came broadside to the wind, heeled over, and in a second the water was pouring in over the gunwale. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Case pulled the other by the arm and both drew away from the gunwale. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z The keeper asked for a ride to Princeton village, three miles below, and we admitted him to our circle,—pipe, market-basket and all, though it caused the canoe to sink uncomfortably near to the gunwale. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The Iranians watched as the pirates stood up, attached an outboard engine to the skiff’s stern and began to shove it toward the gunwale, where it would be lowered onto the waves. Iranians Tell of Six Weeks of Fear With Somali Pirates 2012-01-07T22:42:56Z With his forepaws on the gunwale of the boat he barked several times. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z They hoped to scale the gunwales and seize the bridge. For Iranians Held by Pirates, U.S. to the Rescue 2012-01-07T01:48:27Z Seeing that he was now beyond their reach, he arose and leaned over the gunwale and made funny insulting faces at them. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z What could he do? throw himself into the water, and seize on the gunwale of the lady's boat, like a madman, begging a word for pity's sake? Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Directly the top of a worn fur cap made its appearance above the gunwale of the boat, followed almost immediately by the head and shoulders of a man. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The big dog leaped over the gunwale into the river, leaving the light craft tossing in a most exciting fashion. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z The watermen, excited by the chase, pulled with a will; and in about ten minutes we ran alongside the Barnaby's boat, jumped in, and found her loaded to the gunwale with brandy kegs. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Alex.’s light flashed around the gunwale, but there was no one in sight. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z The chances are in favour of drowning; but the male children are tied to the gunwale; the girls are let to go as they please, and if they disappear—it is "only a girl"! In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Teddy, the cub, arose from the place where he had been lying, sniffed at the gunwale of the boat for an instant, and walked into the cabin. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z It is covered with canoes loaded to their gunwales with natives and articles for the market piled on each other, and they all press toward one point. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z No, they threw themselves like wild cats on one gunwale, and over we went. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Jule exclaimed, climbing back on deck and leaning over the gunwale. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Vainly now she dashes through the surging sea; another boat pulls around to intercept her, and again she is struck; the lines whirl over the gunwale of Frank’s boat till it smokes again. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Once or twice discovery seemed to the boy to be certain, for Captain Joe came to the gunwale of the boat and sniffed suspiciously over the rail. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Between the dashing of the waves over the gunwale and the downfalling deluge of rain, the helpless boat rapidly filled, and it required constant and rapid bailing to keep it from going to the bottom. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z I had to drop my oars to effect adequate salvage operations, and so leave the skiff with her port gunwale pretty nearly hove under. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z “Was that your fire we saw?” asked Case, drawing closer to the gunwale. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Hanging over the gunwale, with one arm trailing in the water, was the corpse of a man. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z However, before the sweep of water turned the prow fairly around, Alex was over the gunwale, clinging with all his might to the broken cable. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The leaves are doubled and sewn with rattan strips upon a small piece of bamboo, they are taken to market upon a platform laid across the gunwales of two canoes. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z So he laid the oar he had taken out along the starboard gunwale, and knelt just aft the after thwart, facing forward. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z “This is no time for story-telling!” said another voice on board, and the man who had been known as Red, the Robber, came out of the cabin and sat down, calmly, on the gunwale. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z We were now near enough to see over the gunwale as the boat rolled in the oily swell. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Bullets pinged against the gunwale and imbedded themselves in the walls of the cabin but did no damage. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z She was seized; her head held over the gunwale, her throat cut, and her lifeless body cast into the sea. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Heeled till her starboard side showed like the belly of a sharply sheering shark, her port gunwale dipped deep into the swirling current. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Instead of showing anger at this blunt talk, Red and Chet sat down on the gunwale and laughed until the river echoed back their voices. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Springing into the fore chains, 'Enery, with boat-hook in hand, caught at the gunwale of the boat as it slowly drifted alongside. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Teddy now came sniffing where the two boys stood, and, lifting his paws to the gunwale, looked over in the forest. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Oh! how he envied the careless, sunburnt sailors, who looked down from the gunwale, or hung, apparently in frolic mood, amid the yards above! The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z In tightening up the brass screws along the gunwale, I removed and threw into the bottom of the boat both of my oar-locks. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z When there were four of the pirates in the boat, crouching down under the gunwales, who made the fifth, the spokesman gave his orders. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z After removing the compass, oars, masts, and remaining sails, and all other loose gear, they cut the gunwale through to the water-line, regaining their own craft as the water poured through the jagged rent. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Captain Joe now came out on the deck, yawning and stretching, and elevated his fore feet to the gunwale of the boat. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The captain at length came forward, and, as he leaned over the gunwale, his scrutinizing eye fell upon the boy, who as steadily gazed at him. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z She tumbled on through to the foot of the rapid without putting a gunwale under again, however, a circumstance for which I was highly thankful. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z With the last word of this endorsement of the situation on his lips Alex. took a header over the gunwale of the boat into the water! The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Occasionally the crested tops of the cross-seas flopped in over the gunwale, and the two lascars were kept baling steadily. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Then with a chuckle he crept back to his canoe, and long before the boys were out of their bunks he was fishing over the gunwale of the Rambler in the most innocent manner imaginable. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The oars caught the water together, and the four boats, loaded to the gunwales with sailors and marines, came racing on. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z She shuddered through her long red length, and then, as the kick of the current got under her submerged gunwale, shot up and off as though discharged from a catapult. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Clay’s face plainly expressed the dismay he felt as he bent over the gunwale and looked downward in the growing light of the morning. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z For a few seconds, while she lay broadside on, the boat heeled to such an extent, under the wind-pressure upon her high sides, that the water was actually pouring in over the lee gunwale. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z However, the swimmers reached the deck of the boat unharmed and dropped down behind the gunwales. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The boat is turned bottom upward, the gunwales resting upon the shoulders of three men, two abreast near the bows, and one at the stern. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z “I built her for the Bend more than fifteen years ago,” he said, tapping the heavy gunwale with the toe of his boot. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Without waiting for any further conversation, which was difficult because of the roaring of the river, Clay crept over the gunwale and landed on the tree, which sank lower under his weight. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Steadying himself by the mast, Mostyn stood upon the gunwale and scanned the horizon. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z When he reached the deck for the second time, Case stood at the gunwale listening. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z A hasty consultation was held upon the propriety of putting back to the shore, when the drunken wretch gave a sudden lurch, which settled the gunwale under water! Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z That started our inside elbows to bumping, but without a word each of us sidled along an inch or two toward his gunwale to get well set while yet there was time. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z When the boat entered the circle of light the boys on board the Rambler were all leaning over the gunwale, looking for the boys and the rescued individual. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Meekly she waded to the boat and scrambled unassisted over the gunwale. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z He moved toward the gunwale of the boat, as he spoke and began untying the line which held his canoe to the Rambler. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z However, by a counter-motion we raised the submerged gunwale from sinking further. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z “Got to chance it now!” he shouted, and threw such a pull onto his steering paddle that the handle bent to more than half a right angle where he laid it over the gunwale. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The dogs, after repeated ineffectual attempts to lie upon the deck, quietly coiled themselves up upon such parts of the lee gunwale as remained above water and went to sleep. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Then, heeling terribly, the boat dipped her gunwale under, and a cascade poured into her until Olive was sitting waist deep in water. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Jule pointed, and Case went to the gunwale of the Rambler and looked down upon the fragile canoe in which Max had paddled up the river. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Two massive trunks of palm-trees were then placed across the gunwales of both canoes, converting them into a kind of pontoon. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z With his remaining energies he grasped the gunwale of the frail Berthon and hung on desperately. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z She was fitted with a weather-cloth 9 inches high, battened down all round the gunwale, and supported by 24 iron stanchions, so placed as to serve likewise for rowing thowels. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z The upheld lamp slipped from his nerveless fingers and fell clattering upon the gunwale. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z When Alex and Case reached the deck of the Rambler, they found Clay and Jule leaning against the gunwale laughing hard enough to split their sides. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Its head reared itself slightly above the gunwale; the rifle cracked. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Half-way the crested waves, broad on the port quarter, began to break over the gunwales. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Immediately about the ship all is still, and, as far as appearances go she is precisely as she would be in a secure harbor—housed all over, banked up with snow to her gunwales. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Supporting himself by the gunwale, he knelt up and scanned the horizon. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z He was over the gunwale in an instant, tearing up the side of the slip, barking and growling as he went. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Looking over the boat’s gunwale, far down into the depths of the clear, transparent water, she could see marine gardens more lovely than any she had ever dreamt of. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Both leaned over the gunwale, straining their eyes for sight of the body in the dark water. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Frank breathed a prayer of thanksgiving when his hand caught the gunwale of the skiff. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z The gunwale was accordingly flared out wide at these points, above the waterline. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The boys stood leaning on the gunwale for hours watching the splendid panorama of the river. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The third jump landed him against the gunwale of a bushel basket of eggs that Jacobs was makin' a special run on and had set out prominent in the aisle. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z The great stone, which a man of ordinary strength could not have moved, turned ponderously in the air and struck the gunwale amidships with a crash that tore out the planks in splinters. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The act came very nearly being his undoing, for he staggered and had to even make a quick clutch at the gunwale of the canoe to keep his balance. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z She had a flush gunwale, and the rowlocks were placed on the top of it. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z “Captain,” Alex said, as they sat back of the gunwale on the prow, “I wish you’d take this glass and see what you can discover on that point.” The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Alongside of the pier the boats and wherries were all in motion, scratching and otherwise damaging their gunwales against the stones, as they were lifted up and down at the pleasure of the wavelets. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z Several times the brutes had all but fastened their terrible tusks on the gunwale of our boat. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z Then he tried to get hold of both gunwales, so as to brace himself against the shock. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z Inrigged craft glide off each other when gunwales collide, whereas outriggers foul rowlocks of other boats, and cause delay and even accidents. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The launch now lay tipping only slightly on the bar, her keel having cut into the soft sand, with her gunwales two or three inches above the surface of the river. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Then came a crash, my heels flew up—I had been sitting on the gunwale—and overboard I went with a splash, just as some one else in the long boat sang out. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z The water was but an inch or two below our gunwale. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z I squinted critically down the port gunwale; then down the starboard. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z An outrigged gig has two alternative disadvantages, compared to the skiff build; if she is as narrow at the waterline as the skiff, her flush gunwale reduces the leverage for oar or scull. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z In a moment he was lying behind the gunwale with the others. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z She took up the copper wire again, and strung more lines of it from end to end of the canoe, and one around the gunwale. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z I put these things down simply, but my hand ached with the way I gripped the gunwale, and I could hear myself breathing. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Along both gunwales of the canoe were further air installations—these in the form of long lengths of inflated inner tubes. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z This pressure and movement of the lever, by means of another small lever and swivel outside the gunwale, in connection with it, works the rudder line. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Captain Joe now leaned over the gunwale of the Rambler and cried out: “Which one of you boys fell overboard?” The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z He reached the boat, clutched the gunwale, which was unusually high, and throwing in the case, pulled himself up. The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z We understood a boat was below, and found 20 it was, and we loaded it till the water brimmed at the gunwale. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Broadside on she sunk into the hollow of a refluent wave, struck crashingly fore and aft, and hung trembling while the full force of the current of the Yellowstone surged against her up-stream gunwale. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z A coxswain will do best to rest his hand lightly on either gunwale, just opposite to his hips. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z “I notice that you don’t get your head up above the gunwale very often,” Alex laughed. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z At Veneda's command the Malay jumped overboard, and placed himself between the poles at the further end, leaving the after part resting on the gunwale of the boat. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z A cord came down each side aslant to the gunwale, and was fastened there—these were the backstays to strengthen the mast when the wind blew rough. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z It was the tender, filled with water almost to the gunwales and empty of everything except the oars and a few dead fish. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Noll, in the bow, clung to the gunwale for an instant as the boat was overthrown. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z As they came up to the boat, they tried to get their great powerful tusks over the gunwales, and, had one succeeded in doing so, there would have been slight hopes of any one escaping. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z I tottered, clutched at the gunwale of the boat, and remember no more! In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z The lee gunwale slipped along, but just above the surface of the water, skimming like a swallow. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z I edged the tender around that and found a fellow sitting on the gunwale fishing. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Before the whale could turn, he was alongside the capsized boat, dragging Noll over his own gunwale. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z The frail barks went down to the water loaded until the gunwales were lapped by the smallest waves. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Had the barge, any day, lost her heading and got athwart the stream, nothing could have prevented the water from rushing over her gunwales, and sweeping her to destruction. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z She was lying in six or seven feet of water, but the white streak on her gunwale could be clearly seen. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z However, the rest of the ship was perfect, even to the shields which used to adorn the gunwale, which are now seen to have been made of thin wood, and were probably only ornamental. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z The sail came fluttering down, mast and all; and the four men amidships rolled it awkwardly, stowed it along the gunwale.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z If there was a period of comparative rest and peace in that lazar ship, choked to the gunwales with human nature's foulest disorders, it was between the second and third hour after midnight. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z That done, we returned to our seats on the gunwale, one on each side, and looked sadly at one another. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The boat was already leaving the king's ship, when one long leg, followed by another, came sprawling over the gunwale: the long-shanked jester would follow his happy master. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z "You must not suppose I would speak ill of Morten," resumed the young fisherman, as he set down the basket in the boat, and stepped over the gunwale after his master. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z Another cross-bow bolt whistled over his head, but without injuring a hair of it--another split the gunwale and broke the tiller. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z After the canoe is hollowed, it is somewhat spread out by cross-pieces of wood, which are lashed from gunwale to gunwale, at intervals of about a foot. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Donelly was the first to recover his presence of mind, and after wiping his mouth on the gunwale from the mud that had squirted over it, he said: "Can you get out?" A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z As he did so the punt swung in towards the ship's side, her gunwale making a resounding sound as it came in contact with the steel plating. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Martin Alonzo made but one bound from the thwart to the gunwale of the ship, and was soon on the deck of the admiral. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Despite the severe effort of swimming against a strong tide, Hickey finally made the boat, though well-nigh exhausted when at last he stretched up his hands, grasping the gunwale of the whaleboat. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The hull was charred, and decorated by grooved bands running at short intervals from gunwale to gunwale round the outside. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Accordingly, with caution, we crossed over, and each took the seat on the gunwale lately occupied by the other. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Warding off the gunwale from the plunging barrel Denbigh dipped his arm into the water. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Atiba threw one leg over the gunwale and grasped a deadeye to steady himself. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Sam’s flagstaff struck the gunwale with a bang an instant later, toppled over and was quickly carried away. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z In many instances the boats have entered the harbour so heavily laden that their gunwales were almost level with the water. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The officer who had been projected into the deep by the Captain's well-timed kick had grasped the gunwales of the sunken boat. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Only by holding on to the gunwale was he able to keep himself from sinking still deeper. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Next, rope ladders were dropped and the infantrymen ordered to form ranks at the gunwales. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The frightened occupant was still in the stern, clinging to the gunwale with terror. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z The passengers rushed hurriedly from the larboard to the starboard side of the wherry, to watch her progress, and those beneath the hatches protruded their heads and necks over the gunwale. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Almost before the bowman had laid hold of the enemy's gunwale, he had made a flying leap off it and gained the deck. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Then waiting until the numbness had practically disappeared, he grasped the gunwale and slowly raised himself until his head was level with one of the rowlocks, the poppet of which had fortunately been removed. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Instead they seized the rusty deadeyes that held the shrouds, found toeholds in the closed gunports, and pulled themselves up within reach of the gunwales. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z She sat in the stern, waving her hands in helpless terror, and even as the spectators stared, the boat gibed with terrific violence, and a volume of water poured in over the gunwale. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z At that moment the boat received a violent shock, a wave dashed over it, and threw the Mexican on the gunwale, across which he lay more dead than alive. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Springing aft to the stern, he then began to hew at the monstrous arm at the part which was lying across the gunwale. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z The men scrambled over the gunwale, and as soon as they were gone Denbigh took up his former position by the rowlock. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Winston tossed his bundle across the gunwale, seized Morris by his doublet, and sent him sprawling after it. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Appleby said nothing further for a while, and the boat’s gunwale became level with the froth that splashed about it, for the breeze freshened as they drew out from the land. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Bill and Osceola got to work cutting horizontal grooves along the trunk on lines that marked the top of the gunwales. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z He swam towards it and got hold of its gunwale, helping Gilbert to do likewise. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z And there come Frank and Will, loaded to the gunwales with packages, too.” The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z He slid over the gunwale of the longboat and waded through the light surf. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Appleby glanced at the froth that swirled past the gunwale, and turned to Harper. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Then the stern of the dugout rose in the air, toppled over, and clutching wildly at the gunwale, he catapulted into the lilies. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z He peered out into the light, gripping the gunwale with trembling hands. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z For answer Frank stooped down, and seemed to pick some object from the deck, just where the gunwale of the boat cast a little shadow. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z The Scotsman hunkered beside the gunwales but did not miss a stroke of his oar as they neared the bobbing heads in the water. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They got down on the wet floorings, and Jimmy looked over the gunwale. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The men on deck could be seen hacking at the mast to lighten her, and cutting away the gunwale forward to ease her off the horns that held her like a vise. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Timothy watched him as he fled, and saw him wade into the water and scramble over the gunwale of the boat upon which Jacob Hartop had fired. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Then, stepping to the side, he sets foot on the gunwale rail with his whole body's weight borne upon it. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Winston motioned the infantryman forward as he lifted himself over the gunwales. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They pulled up, lifted the body over the gunwale, and followed it into the fishing-boat. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z As the lad was dragged over the gunwale the pistol dropped from his hand and fell with a splash into the sea. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z Robin raised his free hand and pointed over the boat's gunwale across the water. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z The divers stood on the gunwale of the boats, dropped into the water feet foremost, then turned and swam to the bottom. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z Jeremy felt the hard gunwale of the longboat slam against his shoulder, then hands reaching down for him and grabbing his arms. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z These "winged arms," when their triangular sails were once spread, grazed the gunwale of the caravel, the points bending in the air according to the direction of the wind. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II 2011-04-05T02:00:10.813Z "Then swim for it, if ye like better," said Sandy; and, placing one foot on the gunwale, he gave a tremendous push, and the next instant they were both struggling in the sea. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Bitter water had weakened the spars, the strong rigging had loosened, waves without number had shattered the gunwales, dry rot was at work in the mainmast, the sails had grown weak through exposure. Life and Death And Other Legends and Stories 2011-04-02T02:00:10.393Z At last a head bobbed up close to the boat, and a hand grasped the gunwale. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z He did remember crouching against the gunwale, listening to the volleys of musket fire from seamen along the ship's taffrail. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z So he is!" shouted another; "he's settin' up on the weather gunwale, and his head bare, too. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The hollowed out tree trunk with or without a plank gunwale is general, usually with a single outrigger, though plank-built canoes occur in the Solomons, characteristically ornamented with shell inlay. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z He grasped the gunwale nervously with each hand, and leaned forward. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z His voice thickened to incoherent cursing even before a couple of boat-hook heads crashed down on the gunwale and hauled the boat sharply back against the body of the submarine. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Around them other small craft were being untied, and the planters jostled together as they waded through the light surf and began to climb over the gunwales. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z She leaned over so much, too, that it required all M'Kinlay's strength, with both arms outside the gunwale, to keep his position. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Bah-die, emerging from his plunge furious with rage, was swimming towards her, and made a frantic attempt to grasp the gunwale as she slipped away. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z That in which I was did so, and well do I remember how myself and comrades at once sprang over the gunwales, and, waist deep, waded out to the sand-strewn shore. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z A man clung to the gunwale with one hand, and with the other helped hands outstretched from the boat to draw some one on board. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The others were already turning back, abandoning the attack, when he grasped the slippery gunwale of the longboat, his only hope to reach the ship. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z She felt as those who have been in a sinking ship have described themselves as feeling when the wave rose above the gunwale, and seemed to hesitate—to pause awfully—before it burst. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z As he spoke, he laid a hand upon the gunwale and looked merrily from one to the other. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z The shell entered the starboard bow of the pursuing boat, about midway between her gunwale and her water-line; and immediately, to our great surprise, there was a violent explosion on board her. The Secret of the Sands The "Water Lily" and her Crew 2011-03-10T03:00:43.810Z "Just as well they should think we get it over the gunwale," the second officer said to Newcomb. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z They were gaining on it when, in answer to a louder hail, the man fired on them, the bullet passing between two of them and burying itself in the gunwale. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z She went white, and clung in silence fiercely to the gunwale. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z “Harry! what are you going to do?” cried Madelaine, as he loosened his hold of the gunwale, and began to swim away. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Wind and tide both favouring, the cutter was running under a press of canvas that brought her gunwale to the water's edge once more for Penruthyn Priory. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z My hand was on the gunwale until I saw her safe, whence with a slight amount of assistance I gained the mid-thwart. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z And up on the yellow cliff The long corn flickers and shakes; Push, for the wind holds stiff, And the gunwale dips and rakes. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Here are fourteen trucks all loaded to the gunwales, and two mass-meetings and one convention of tourists all at once. Seeing France with Uncle John 2011-02-26T03:00:47.827Z The lieutenant who bent over the gunwale to find the flowery sacrifice, one probably little flattering for him, the donor of the nosegay, suddenly concealed the Principessa's picture. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z And now they stood at the gunwale of the boat, and Miss Sheckleton smiling a little anxiously, gave him her hand at parting. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z To the top of the mast the crew had now made fast a lot of ropes, which were seized by all hands; and the vessel thus made to careen till its gunwale met the water-level. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Tying the canoe to a tree in such a way that they could easily detach it again, the two slipped over the gunwale, and laid themselves silently along the water. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z Then, stepping to the side, he sets foot on the gunwale rail with his whole body’s weight borne upon it. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The deck was slightly raised in the centre, gently sloping to the gunwales. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z "A boat, miss; and they're hailing us now," cried he, peeping over the gunwale. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z As I looked over the gunwale, I saw a huge strong fellow rush down the slope, and breasting the waves as they beat, approach the boat. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z The eight full-grown savages—no doubt the picked men of their tribe—were more than a fair complement for their craft, that lay with gunwales low down in the water. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z Our heavy boat went through them as though they were jelly-fish, and the sudden rise of our starboard gunwale upset the calculations of the other crowd. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z He then preceded them in going into the other boat, and just as he had a foot on each gunwale, the boats were pushed asunder, and Lelha fell into the water. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z As Swickey stepped into the canoe, Smoke followed nimbly over the gunwale, and curled at her feet. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z Tamango took the rifle which had been left standing against the gunwale, and began to handle it, mimicing grotesquely the exercises he had seen the sailors do. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z We crept on; Maria stood up with her paws on the gunwale, and whined in high agitation. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z He crouched there in the bateau, clutching the gunwale with hands that trembled until they shook his body to and fro. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Some coxswains hold their rudder-lines in front of the body, others behind; but in my opinion the best place to hold them is by the side, with the hands resting one on each gunwale. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z They whipped past it, ground over the shingle in a shallow, and darted through a stretch of chattering waves that slipped along the gunwale and fell behind. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z With her back turned to her companion and her two hands gripping the gunwale, she stared distractedly before her. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z Slipper obeyed, throwing his knee over the gunwale as he did so, and tumbling into the bow; we could have done without him very comfortably, but his devotion was touching. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Robert jumped into the water, but instead of going ashore, remained to push off the boat; and then, instead of letting go his hold, clung to the gunwale, and was taken across. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The maximum inside width of each boat shall not be less than 24 inches, measured on the top of the gunwale. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Penny kicked off her shoes, and before Sally could protest, dived over the gunwale. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z She heeled over like a biscuit-tin, dipping her bridge and gunwales. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Not having a rope wherewith to hoist out a boat, he launched one over the gunwale, but having been pierced with shot in various directions, the boat soon filled with water. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The slips, once crowded with steam and sailing vessels, were now vacant, except that an old sloop with a worm-eaten gunwale, tattered sails, and rigging hanging in shreds, alone remained. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z "Quick! push it out into the water," said Jack, seizing upon the gunwale and giving the object a furious shove toward the tide. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z After reaching it, he again paused a moment, glanced toward the shore, and then placing his hand upon the gunwale, bounded over into the boat. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z The bully clenched his fist, but Bigsby planted a powerful blow on his throat, and sent him right over the gunwale. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Her gunwales were no more than six inches above the water’s edge. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Jack seized Bart by the waist as the boat’s gunwale touched him. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z A wire about thirty feet long is swivelled at the top of the post and the other end hooked on to the gunwale of the speed-boat, amidships. From the archive, 3 August 1934: An Armada In East London 2010-08-03T14:50:00Z Peterson saw the critical moment had arrived, and catching Marian by the waist, he sprang upon the gunwale, intending to leap over. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z Juan handed in his burden and was about to vault over the gunwale, when his foot slipped on the mud and he fell sideways into the water. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z Peering over the starboard gunwale, I spied the dorsal fin and then full profile of a shortfin mako shark. Mako Sharks Are Saltwater Fly-Fishing?s Prize Catch 2010-07-13T02:58:00Z Every game is nationally televised, every press box packed to the gunwales, and it doesn’t seem to bother him anymore than a bad smell bothers a housefly. Celizic: Strasburg belongs in MLB?s All-Star game 2010-06-28T03:28:00Z Not a breeze, not a sound, disturbed the solemn silence, and except for the swish of paddles and faint thud as they touched gunwales, the fall of a leaf might have been heard. The Girl From Tim's Place Peterson again sprang to the gunwale, and, with an almost superhuman leap, bounded outward in the darkness and disappeared. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z He corrected his error with the loss of four oars and several feet of the cutter's gunwale—broken off when the wind tore the long ash oars away. H.M.S. —— All the "scuppers" of the upper deck were stopped, and the pumps were kept in constant motion, till the lee-side of the deck was afloat, and the jolly-boat full to the "gunwale." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 It had rowlocks for sixteen oars down each side, the gunwale was lined with shields, some of them well preserved, which had been originally painted alternately black and yellow. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Here he halted, and placing one hand scoop-fashion over his ear, listened intently until he caught the faint sound of a paddle touching a canoe gunwale. The Girl From Tim's Place And then she sprang over the gunwale of the boat and disappeared for a moment beneath the waves. Four Phases of Love The cutter heeled over till her lee gunwale dipped—the masts bent and creaked, and the old boat went tearing into the wind on the best and last sail of her varied life. H.M.S. —— Whereupon he dived again, only to come up empty-handed once more, and to see the anxious face watching him, alertly apprehensive, over the farther gunwale. A Poached Peerage He shoved the boat further out until it was half afloat, shipped the oars—and waited, steadying the craft with an iron grip on the gunwales. The Belovéd Traitor But just at this moment Levi’s ears, ever alert, caught the faint sound of a paddle striking a canoe gunwale. The Girl From Tim's Place Then, without saying a word, she swam to the boat, and seized the gunwale. Four Phases of Love He gave the white-bearded, semi-conscious figure he supported into their charge and commenced diving, or rather ducking down, under the gunwale. H.M.S. —— Tom Cameron came in the boat, having forced himself in with the crew, and it was he who 26 hauled Mary Cox over the gunwale, and then aided Ruth into the boat. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway He glanced mockingly at his clothes; his hands unclenched, and, feeling in a sort of tentative way, slid along the gunwale of the boat. The Belovéd Traitor They tried it, though they had no towline and were reduced to the necessity of dragging the canoe along in the shallows, each with a hand on the gunwale. Stranded in Arcady The boat gained rapidly upon us, and soon nearly touched our gunwale. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The boy rowed on with long, smooth strokes; the mere sway of his body was as much as the boat could carry, so little above the water was the gunwale. The Unknown Sea When she sailed from Liverpool she was sitting forward on the gunwale of the large ship. Magnhild Dust He sat down himself on the boat's gunwale, and turned to his daughter. The Belovéd Traitor But the ricochetting bullets seemed to sting the rowers to frantic exertion, and Ferez, at the rudder, ducked and squatted flat, the tip of his hat alone showing over the gunwale. The Moonlit Way Both ends of two similar twigs were fastened to each end of the keel piece, and bent outward to form the gunwale. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The gunwale sank low, lower, till a lurch might displace the cross-beams, for they lost in weight as the water within the boat deepened. The Unknown Sea Down went the peak, but scarcely in time, for the wind, catching the sail, laid the boat gunwale under. The Fortunes Of Glencore His hand, a knotted lump, drawn back for a smashing blow on the gunwale of the boat, a blow that should relieve his feelings, opened hesitantly instead and passed a little dazedly across his eyes. The Belovéd Traitor To gain something in breadth, a sort of lattice-work had been constructed on the stern with branches of trees, that extended on each side beyond the gunwale. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 These pieces were held in position by braces until the ribs were set, which were shorter twigs bent around the frame and fastened to the keel piece beneath, and to the gunwale on either side. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies For an instant, so mad was Christian rendered by this consummate favour, that he clutched the gunwale on an impulse to over-leap it finally. The Unknown Sea Emboldened by their increase of numbers, they gradually became more daring, and running their kaiyacks alongside, laid hold of the boat's gunwale, and attempted to steal any thing within their reach. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea When one of these isn’t handy, he sometimes goes out in a whaler and studies her through a stubby periscope poked over its gunwale. Sea-Hounds Hilda gave a shriek of terror and clung wildly to the gunwale. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story The sailors pulled with a will, and although loaded down almost to the gunwale, the boat made fair speed. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Body and mind he bent to the draught, till the cross-beams rose, came out dripping up to the gunwale, and neatly to rest. The Unknown Sea Their canoes, too, are shaped like those of the Esquimaux, and made of birch bark, which, by some process, is striped from the gunwale perpendicularly downwards, for the purpose of ornament. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Little Carl left his father and glided unseen to his couch in the boat, but peeped over the gunwales to watch the traitor’s movements. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind Slowly but surely the water crept up the sides of the boat until it was only a few inches from the gunwales. Bert Wilson at Panama One of our men was cut down instantly, but the rest of us clambered over the gunwale and made a hand to hand fight with our foes. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Another was let down, loaded to the gunwale with human freight. By Right of Conquest A Novel By this time all the swimmers had collected about the boat containing Abe Cruger, and, holding on to its gunwales, were pushing it slowly in the direction of the sloop. Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895 The gunwale of the boat was within a few inches of the water, and it needed only the spume of another wave falling in the boat to sink her. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 Its starboard side rose, its port side lowered, the water poured over the gunwale, and in an instant Teddy was clinging to the trunk, and Reddy swimming in the boiling current. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 Then reach across the cockpit to the opposite gunwale with your right, and extend your body horizontally on the surface of the water. Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 Then nail them to the keel at their middle point and to the gunwale boards above, sawing off the protruding ends. Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 The vessel has two banks of oars, those of the upper tier passing over the gunwale, and those of the lower passing through oar-ports. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships She is La Belle Louise, a smuggling craft from Dieppe, whose crew, half French, half Irish, would fight her to the gunwale, and sink with but never surrender her. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Put in brace A, which is in two pieces, extending from each side of trunk to gunwale. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 It is eighty feet long by sixteen wide, and is about six feet deep from gunwale to keel. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia These are now fastened to the ribs lengthwise, the unplaned side out, parallel to the gunwales, about two inches apart. Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 The two upper strakes are only 3/4 in. thick, and inside the top one is placed the gunwale, which is 3 × 4½. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships The boats were about twenty feet long, and one afloat appeared to be wood to within about four inches above water with gunwales of mud and a peculiar sail. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. Put in deck beams 6, 7, 8, and 9 from gunwale to these frames, taking the curves for the requisite length from the respective sections. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 Near the gunwales the bolts are of oak. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Sponge the canvas off on both sides with water, and while damp tack it along the gunwale, allowing the stem and stern-posts to protrude half an inch. Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 If the lowest oar-ports were 3 ft. above the water, and the topmost bank were worked on the gunwale, we should require, to accommodate forty banks, a height of side equal to46 39 ft. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships They appeared to be baked hard by the sun, and were water proof, as I afterwards saw several of them loaded so heavily that a great part of the mud gunwales were under water. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. The adverse wind, too, died away, the river became so smooth that the row-boats could be laden almost to the gunwale; and a favoring breeze sprang up for the sail-boats. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools But Bascom did not answer until he had rested a minute with one hand on the gunwale of the boat. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 It was lucky he was so quick, for the bow of the boat had been pulled down till the water was flowing over the gunwales. Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 The truss was formed by erecting four or more pillars in the body of the vessel, terminating at a height21 of about six feet above the gunwale, in crutches. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships I touch the side of the skiff, I grasp the gunwale with one hand, and seizing my sabre with the other, I make one desperate cut. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 With his left hand, De Courval caught the low gunwale and with his right held up the man's head. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington The urchin staggered against the gunwale, and gaped bewilderment. An Unknown Lover An hour later their friend was conscious again, and was sitting up with his back leaning against the gunwale. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War It is also worthy of note that this boat appears to have been decked over, as the feet of all those on board are visible above the gunwale. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships A light wooden framework had been constructed, so as to fit on either gunwale aft, forming a cover something resembling that of a modern English wagonette, with windows let into the side. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The gunwales of his boat saved him from the blow. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Katrine had leaped with the rest, had rushed to the gunwale to strain her eyes over the retreating line of foam left by the vessel’s progress. An Unknown Lover He leaped at the gunwale of the boat and pushed the craft into deeper water. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War I remember the smack heeling over, and me standing on the gunwale pushing against the ship’s side as if I hoped to bear her off. Rewards and Fairies Leaning his rifle across the slight gunwale, Hughes took a steady aim. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Dan twisted his body about in the water, his fingers closing over the gunwale of his own boat. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers A man rowed them from one end, sitting on the gunwale, any old bit of rope being used in place of rowlocks to attach the rough peel-shaped oars to the sides of the boat. To Lhassa at Last She rolled gunwale under, rolled at least forty degrees each way, and unshipped a boat out of her davits to windward. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses I kicked back on our gunwale as it went under and slipped through that port into the French ship—me and my fiddle.’ Rewards and Fairies They counted that I must have drowned, since one of the lubbers aimed a blow at my head and shattered the gunwale of the boat. The Minute Boys of Boston He weighted one of them with little stones till he brought her gunwale level with the water, and then pressing her gently with his hand, he made her sink slowly down to the bottom. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Under cover of darkness they swarmed in over the gunwales of the ship. Day of the Druid As we came alongside he grasped the gunwale to rest himself, and asked: "Are you from the oysterman?" Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington I followed Pierre over the gunwale, kicking at the bank as I did so with sufficient force to send her rocking like an egg-shell out into the current. The Minute Boys of York Town I peeked over the gunwale right away, and it's a good thing. Tabby Scared but resolute, he darted along the gunwale. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The lovers of the drama could only reach the theatre upon the gunwales of flat-bottomed boats, but how soon was this isolated building surrounded by wealth, beauty and fashion! Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847 I asked as we worked the craft toward the shore, he still holding by the gunwale. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington As their footsteps died away, Rob ventured to raise his head above the gunwale of the boat and follow them with his eyes. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam The pitching of the boat continued to increase, and twice or thrice struck by a heavy sea, she lay over, till the white waves came tumbling in over her gunwale. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune Here she caught on a boulder, tipped up till she was nearly on her gunwale, and pitched the little animal clear overboard. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life A snap like the report of a shot was heard, and the topmast came tumbling down upon the deck, the topsail falling to leeward, and hanging by the bolt-ropes over our gunwale. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands He was standing on the gunwale of the boat now, that part alone being above water. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son The next instant I was dragged violently through the water, and thrown on my chest across some sharp substance, which I concluded was the gunwale of a boat. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 I touch the side of the skiff, I grasp the gunwale with one hand, and seizing my sabre in the other, I make one desperate cut. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune The man clung obstinately to the gunwales; and the colt, by sheer good luck, fell in the scow instead of over the side. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The tide raised the bark so high that Gilliatt, by standing upon the gunwale of the sloop, could touch the man's feet. Toilers of the Sea Then, with a127 spring, which lost much of its power because of the uncertain footing the tilting gunwale gave him, he launched himself upward and outward. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son On the 14th an' 15th, a whole fleet o' launches an' small boats started out across San Francisco Sound an' Pablo Bay an' up the Sacramento River, every boat loaded to the gunwales. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Rick put the oar across the gunwales, picked up his rifle, and sighted carefully. The Caves of Fear In the most perilous regions the trapper travelled only after nightfall with muffled paddles—that is, muffled where the handle might strike the gunwale. The Story of the Trapper He hastened to fetch them, and placed them upon the gunwale of the sloop. Toilers of the Sea Harting with four men got aboard and the line was dropped when the boat sank, being swept almost immediately under the gunwale of the "Laguna de Bay." The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. The light land wind wafted our bark slowly down the bay—the large lug sail swelled sluggishly over the gunwale, sound asleep. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia She was raised on the gunwale eight inches, decked over, and had new sails, etc. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw Now, splits and seams, where the bark crinkles at the gunwale, must be filled with rosin and pitch. The Story of the Trapper Déruchette heard the sound of the boat-hook among the shingle, and the step of the man on the gunwale of the boat. Toilers of the Sea The three men forward grasped the gunwale and were saved, but the officer and the fourth man went down stream. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. A few minutes later, Ichabod and his companions were lying alongside the wreck, and were leaning over gunwales, looking intently down into the transparent depths of the sea. When the Cock Crows He drank the contents, filled the bottle and let it sink; then rose to his feet, and, bearing his weight upon the gunwale of his canoe, swamped it. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure She came rushing across the bay, with the water splashing her gunwale. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl He took this tarpaulin, made fast the two corners by the laniards to the two rings of the chains of the funnel on the same side as the leak, and threw it over the gunwale. Toilers of the Sea Saying this, he walked to the gunwale and called in their native tongue to the occupants in the boats. Frontier Boys in the South Seas She rested in a reclining position so that the gunwales of the launch were high enough to shut off a vision of the shore. When the Cock Crows They were soon perceived to cluster round one spot, where a dismasted boat lay half-filled with water, and a figure, as of a girl sleeping, lay in the stern, her head resting on the gunwale. A Rent In A Cloud They were already in the offing, their gunwales deep in the water, and rising heavily on the ascending waves; so they knew that there had been good fishing. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl There, that 's it, my lad! catch the ring; swing yourself a little more to the right; her gunwale is just beneath your foot; all right now! well done! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Rick caught one with an arrow just as the man rose to a sitting position on the gunwale. The Pirates of Shan At what seemed the last second of the last moment for the pair, the brawny arms of the fishermen hauled them over the gunwale. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North The boat now lay with one gunwale completely under water, helpless and water-logged. A Rent In A Cloud "There goes one of my packs!" suddenly sang out Dr. Barwaithe, as a small boat loaded high above the gunwales capsized just as the shore was struck. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon "Pardon, signori," said I, stepping lightly over the gunwale, "I have had a sharp run for it;" and away we went! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Next to the MTB was a gunboat of the Philippines Naval Patrol, and beyond that a destroyer-escort loaded to the gunwales with constabulary troopers. The Pirates of Shan We had a momentary glimpse of the captain clinging to the gunwale, his legs lashing out flail-like. The Portal of Dreams In an instant after, the ship was thrown on her beam-ends, her gunwales under water, and passengers tumbling and rolling over each other. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment That is, a strong rope, about the thickness of a clothes-line, was tied to the gunwale of the boat just aft of the bow. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 I then went to the side of the vessel, and put my hands on the gunwale, while I leaned over, and looked downwards. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 The rebel crawled over the gunwale into the boat as cautiously as if there were torpedoes under him. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign The ball went through his head; he staggered against the gunwale, toppled overboard, and sank at once, tinging the water with his blood. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 Coming down the stream like an arrow, with a small square sail set well forward, was a keelboat, its hide-protected cargo rising a foot or more above the gunwale amidships. Bring Me His Ears Holding tight to the gunwale they forced our boat over sideways, and we sidled through at an angle of forty-five degrees into open water. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police Sometimes, when wounded, they dive, and rising under the gunwale of the boat, secrete themselves there, moving round as the boat moves until they have an opportunity of escaping unnoticed. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Taken from a mountain island, they must inhabit a narrow strip of reef sunk to the gunwale in the ocean. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) But, Rick thought, that might give him time to get over the gunwale to grapple with the shadow. The Wailing Octopus Then two heavy poles are bent on each side from stem to stern and lashed to the ends of the ribs, forming the gunwale. Bring Me His Ears As he was unable to purchase a boat, with the aid of his brother he built one from keel to gunwale and launched into the enterprise. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children She caught the gunwale, and then held up the string of fish again. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club But as the ledge it made was only three inches wide and the gunwale rising above it provided no hand hold, it was a problem how to draw himself up. The Deaves Affair Rick did so, lifting himself up on the gunwale. The Wailing Octopus Boat after boat pressed close, gunwale to gunwale, our roadway goes across their breasts. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium Quick as he was to reach the boat, he was none too soon, for the coxswain and two other men were tumbling over the gunwale at the same time. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers She rocked and jumped, and the spume flew over her gunwale in an intermittent shower. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club |
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