Ship's rail
The ship's rail[1] refers to the parapet around the deck of a ship or vessel.[2][3] It is sometimes erroneously used to refer to the bulwark or the guardrail of boats and ships.[4]
Description
On sailed ships, the ship's rail is a wooden or iron wall around the upper deck topped by compartmentalized caisson where crew hammocks are placed, the latter covered by a canvas for protection from the elements and humidity.
By extension, this term may also refer to a ship's guard rails[5] and gunnels.
Hammocks in combat position on a scale model of the Protecteur, displayed at the Musée de la Marine de Paris.
References
- ↑ "bastinage". Grand dictionnaire terminologique. 1984. Archived from the original on 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "BASTINGAGE : Définition de BASTINGAGE". www.cnrtl.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ "bastingage - Définitions, synonymes, prononciation, exemples". Dico en ligne Le Robert (in French). Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ Office québécois de la langue française (1984). "lisse de pavois". Grand dictionnaire terminologique. Archived from the original on 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Définitions : bastingage - Dictionnaire de français Larousse". www.larousse.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-31.