to the gunwales

English

Prepositional phrase

to the gunwales

1. Alternative form of to the gunnels.
   • 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51:

     Brand new diesel multiple units might seem attractive, but they could not reduce operational costs sufficiently on their own, even if they were packed to the gunwales some of the time.

References

• “to the gunwales”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “full to the gunwales”, in Collins English Dictionary.