Nautical Term: Bow

Definition of Bow

The bow of a ship refers to the front-most part of the vessel, from the tip of the stem to the base of the forecastle. For example, in the sentence ‘The bow of the ship crashed into the dock,’ the bow is the front end of the ship that collided with the dock.

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