noun
Refers to the upper edge or side of a boat's hull. 'Gunwale' is the technical nautical term.
彼は船縁に腰をかけて釣りをしていた。
He was sitting on the gunwale, fishing.
波で船べりが濡れた。
The side of the boat got wet from the waves.
舷側 is a more formal or technical term for a ship's side, often used in nautical or military contexts.
Compound of 船 (funa, 'boat') and 縁 (heri, 'edge, rim'), with rendaku voicing of heri to beri.