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Name for railing on a sailing vessel?

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Is there a proper name for the railing around the main deck of a tall ship?

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  1. The railing is usually just called the "rail", but I found one source that called it the "bulwark", which I've seen elsewhere just used to refer to the wall that extends above the level of the deck.


  2. The one at the rear is usually called a taffrail

  3. The rail

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