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PRONUNCIATION OF BOW WAVE

bow wave  [baʊ weɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOW WAVE

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determiner
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Bow wave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOW WAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bow wave

Bow wave

A bow wave is the wave that forms at the bow of a ship when it moves through the water. As the bow wave spreads out, it defines the outer limits of a ship's wake. A large bow wave slows the ship down, is a risk to smaller boats, and in a harbor can damage shore facilities and moored ships. Therefore, ship hulls are generally designed to produce as small a bow wave as possible.

Definition of bow wave in the English dictionary

The definition of bow wave in the dictionary is wave that forms at the front of a ship.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOW WAVE


airwave
ˈɛəˌweɪv
awave
əˈweɪv
brainwave
ˈbreɪnˌweɪv
crimewave
ˈkraɪmˌweɪv
long-wave
ˈlɒŋˌweɪv
medium-wave
ˈmiːdɪəmˌweɪv
microwave
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv
picowave
ˈpiːkəʊˌweɪv
short-wave
ˈʃɔːtweɪv
superwave
ˈsuːpərˌweɪv
tidewave
ˈtaɪdˌweɪv
waive
weɪv
wave
weɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOW WAVE

bow and arrow
bow and scrape
Bow Bells
bow collector
bow compass
bow doors
bow legs
bow oar
bow out
Bow Street runner
bow tie
bow weight
bow window
bow-legged
bow-spring compass
bow-wow
bowat
bowbent
bowdlerisation
bowdleriser

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOW WAVE

carrier wave
complex wave
electromagnetic wave
finger wave
gravitational wave
gravity wave
heat wave
long wave
medium wave
new wave
permanent wave
radio wave
shock wave
short wave
sine wave
sky wave
sound wave
square wave
surface acoustic wave
tidal wave
travelling wave

Synonyms and antonyms of bow wave in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bow wave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOW WAVE

Find out the translation of bow wave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bow wave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bow wave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冲击波
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ola de proa
570 millions of speakers

English

bow wave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लहर धनुष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القوس موجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лук волну
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

onda de proa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তরঙ্গ ঢেউ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

La vague de proue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gelombang tunduk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bugwelle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

船首波
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파를 활
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelombang gandhewo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cúi đầu sóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வில் அலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहर लाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yay dalgası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arco onda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łuk fali
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цибуля хвилю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bow val
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τόξο κύμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buig golf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bogvåg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

baugbølge
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOW WAVE»

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Breakthrough Swimming
In the freestyle and backstroke, a bow wave forms around the head. Contrary to descriptions in some of the swimming literature, flow is not deflected in two directions in a sharp V- shape, as around the bow of a ship. The first part of the body to ...
Cecil Colwin, 2002
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Seventeenth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics: Wakes, Free ...
Figure 3 shows the change in the form of the bow wave of the large circular cylinder as the velocity passes through the critical value. Below the critical value ( Figure 3a), the surface of the bow wave, between the cylinder and the wave front,  ...
‎1989
3
PIV and Water Waves
The PIV results reveal the detailed structures within the bow wave at various axial and transverse locations for mild (Fr=0.28) and steep (Fr=0.45) waves. Fig. 24 illustrates sample results for crossplane vectors and vorticity within the bow wave  ...
John Grue, Philip L. F. Liu, Geir K. Pedersen, 2004
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Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics
Between for the two bows, clear differences in wave profiles are seen in the bow- wave region, i.e., maximum elevation of the bow wave crest is reduced around 20 % for the optimized bow. The modification trends in bow shape have been ...
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Naval Studies Board, National Research Council, 2001
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Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics
Between for the two bows, clear differences in wave profiles are seen in the bow- wave region, i.e., maximum elevation of the bow wave crest is reduced around 20 % for the optimized bow. The modification trends in bow shape have been ...
Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 2001
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Professional Papers
It has been pointed out that the theory as thus developed attributes a twofold operation to the bow wave series (or what remains of it) in its beneficial action on the after-body, viz. : (1) its own absorption, (2) the complete or partial frustration of  ...
United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, William Froude, Robert Edmund Froude, 1888
7
The SSFSRVM Computational Model for Three-dimensional Ship ...
15.0°, FT = 0.5 and T = 20.32 cm 115 5.24 Transverse wavecuts of bow wave, = 7.5°, FT = 1.0 and T = 20.32 cm 116 5.25 Transverse wavecuts of bow wave, □d — 15.0°, Ft = 1.0 and T = 20.32 cm 116 5.26 Transverse wavecuts of bow wave, ...
Robert Kwan Meng Seah, 2007
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Naval Hydrodynamics, Fifteenth Symposium: Seakeeping ...
Recently, reduction of bow wave breaking was attempted by attachment of a bow wing or a bow fin (1), (2). The present discussers would like to show an example of reduction of breaking wave by using a horizontal bow wing. o.i* Fig. 2 shows ...
‎1985
9
Naval Professional Papers
The total expenditure of energy in transverse wave-making may be described as (1) the amount represented in the lost portion of the bow- wave system (i. e., that which has already gone away out of reach of the action of afterbody), added to ...
United States. Bureau of naval personnel, 1883
10
Comet Encounters
THE BOW WAVE OF COMET GIACOBINI-ZINNER: ICE MAGNETIC FIELD OBSERVATIONS 1 2 2 2 3 □ D. E. Jones , E. J. Smith , J. A. Slavin , B. T. Tsurutani , G. L. Siscoe , and D. A. Mendis 243 Table 1. Two-Point Determination of Bow Wave ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOW WAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bow wave is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Runaway Star Makes An Interstellar Bow Wave
Zeta Ophiuchi zooms through interstellar space at 24 kilometers per second, pushing a bow wave of glowing gas and dust 12 light-years wide ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
2
As baby boomers exit workforce, employers don't want knowledge to …
GM expects a "bow wave" of boomers to begin leaving the company in larger numbers starting in 2017, Oster said. To battle that, new ... «Crain's Detroit Business, Jul 15»
3
Tall Ships Belfast 2015: Reporter's emotional journey
During the day, as the storm subsided, the ship was joined by dolphins playing in the bow wave. After 18 days at sea covering 2,500 nautical ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
You May Make It Through Flood Waters; Your Car May Not
And that bow wave you're creating as you drive through deep water promises real trouble. "If you have a small car and the air intake is real low, ... «KOLO, Jul 15»
5
New noses for lower emissions
The bulbous bow – the nose of the ship – displaces water in a manner that mini-mizes or even completely eliminates a bow wave. The lower ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
6
7 ways to drive safely in a flood without dying
It causes a bow wave that could drown small cars and short dogs. Not much you CAN do but sometimes, you can steer a little further away or at ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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7 ways to drive safely in a flooded city
It causes a bow wave that could drown small cars and short dogs. Not much you CAN do but sometimes, you can steer a little further away or at ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
8
Wild ride around Block Island
“We had the bow wave back to the shrouds and the rooster tail coming off the transom. Rumor (John Stock's J/80) was the only one in the class ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jun 15»
9
Canadian navy will retrofit private ship to replace Canadian supply …
“You had this huge bow wave and you had this diminishing of the internal abilities to manage and oversee projects,” said Shadwick, who ... «OurWindsor.ca, Jun 15»
10
Throwback Thursday: a visit to Land Rover
I go on the accelerator, attempting to push a bow wave in front and keep water away from the radiator, proving that I'm not a total numpty when ... «Motoring Research, Jun 15»

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