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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Taffrail \Taff"rail\, n. [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr.
     tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See Table.] (Naut.)
     The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table
     on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the
     rail around a ship's stern. [Written also tafferel.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Taffrail \Taff"rail\, n. [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr.
     tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See Table.] (Naut.)
     The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table
     on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the
     rail around a ship's stern. [Written also tafferel.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  taffrail
       n : the railing around the stern of a ship

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  taffrail
     alt.
     (l en tafferel)
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing
  man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
     2 (lb en nautical) The rail around the stern of a ship.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  taffrail
     alt.
     (l en tafferel)
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing
  man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
     2 (lb en nautical) The rail around the stern of a ship.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  taffrail
     alt.
     (l en tafferel)
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing
  man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
     2 (lb en nautical) The rail around the stern of a ship.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  taffrail
     alt.
     (l en tafferel)
     n.
     1 (lb en nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing
  man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
     2 (lb en nautical) The rail around the stern of a ship.

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  taffrail /tˈafɹeɪl/ 
  1. selkälauta
  curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman
  2. peräkansi
  deck area at the stern of a vessel
  3. peräparras
  rail around the stern of a ship

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  taffrail /tˈafɹeɪl/
  1. (den.) kıç küpeştesi, morfidar.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 船尾上部船尾栏杆;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 船尾上部,船尾栏杆

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