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The last boats to lift anchor from Crimea were stuffed to the gunnels with refugees.
From New York Times
“After about 10 seconds of fighting the giant fish on his own he was pulled down to the gunnel and was lifted overboard by the giant fish,” Chancey said.
From Fox News
I jammed my feet against the gunnels and pulled as hard as I could.
From Literature
In a review in The New York Times, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt wrote: “Reading ‘The English Patient,’ you hold on to the gunnel and your hat at the start.
From New York Times
Selwood radioed the Evans Head coast guard and stayed on the gunnel until a rescue boat arrived.
From Seattle Times