- wale, welt, weal, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
--1 is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
- wale, strake - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
--2 is a kind of board, plank
--2 is a part of vessel, watercraft
--2 has particulars:garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake; gunwale, gunnel, gun rest