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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wale, welt, weal, whealnoun

    a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

  2. wale, strakenoun

    thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Walenoun

    A rising part in the surface of cloth.

    Etymology: well , Saxon; a web.

Wikipedia

  1. Wale

    A wale is a thick plank of wood fastened to the side of a ship to provide protection from wear.In a barge the inwale connects the tops of the futtocks to provide the ledge on which the beams and carlings are rested. It is bolted through to the outer wale, which eventually would be flush with the double planking.A wale (or "waler") is a horizontal supporting member of a concrete forming system, vertically reinforced by a "strongback". A wale is also a horizontal member of a geotechnical tieback wall, which transmits the force from the tieback to the beams.

ChatGPT

  1. wale

    A wale is a thick, raised line or ridge found on fabric or other materials, often due to the specific style of weaving or knitting. In the context of ships, it refers to a thick plank of wood along the side of a wooden ship for protection or reinforcement. It can also refer to a mark of a healed wound on the skin.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Walenoun

    a streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a stripe; a wheal. See Wheal

  2. Walenoun

    a ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth; hence, the texture of cloth

  3. Walenoun

    a timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position

  4. Walenoun

    certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, etc

  5. Walenoun

    a wale knot, or wall knot

  6. Waleverb

    to mark with wales, or stripes

  7. Waleverb

    to choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it

Wikidata

  1. Wale

    Ralph Victor Folarin, better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper from Washington, D.C.. He rose to prominence in 2006, when his song "Dig Dug" became popular in his hometown. Wale became locally recognized and continued recording music for the regional audience. Producer Mark Ronson discovered Wale in 2006 and signed him to Allido Records in 2007. While signed to that label, Wale released several mixtapes and appeared in national media including MTV and various urban magazines. In 2008, Wale signed to Interscope Records for $1.3 million, and his debut album Attention Deficit was released in 2009 with the singles "Chillin", "Pretty Girls", and "World Tour". The album, although under-shipped, received positive reviews from critics. In early 2011 Wale signed on with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group, where members of the label released a compilation album, Self Made Vol. 1 on May 23, 2011. His second studio album, Ambition was released November 1, 2011, with mixed reviews. His third studio album, The Gifted is scheduled for release on June 25, 2013.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Wale

    wāl, n. a raised streak left by a stripe: a ridge on the surface of cloth: a plank all along the outer timbers on a ship's side.—v.t. to mark with wales.—n. Wā′ler, one who chastises severely. [A.S. walu, the mark of a stripe or blow; Ice. völr, a rod.]

  2. Wale

    wāl, n. (Scot.) the choice or pick of anything.—v.t. to choose. [Ice. val, choice; Ger. wahl, choice; from the root of will.]

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  1. WALE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wale is ranked #49461 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Wale surname appeared 425 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wale.

    85.8% or 365 total occurrences were White.
    6.1% or 26 total occurrences were Black.
    3.7% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
    3% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wale in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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