Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wale

2 senses of wale

Sense 1
wale, welt, weal, wheal -- (a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions)
       => injury, hurt, harm, trauma -- (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)

Sense 2
wale, strake -- (thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship)
       => board, plank -- (a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes)