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• Bow, London — infobox UK place country = England map type = Greater London region= London population= official name= Bow latitude= 51.5298 longitude= 0.0288 constituency westminster= Bethnal Green and Bow post town= LONDON postcode area=E postcode district=E3… …   Wikipedia

• sharp — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 having an edge or point able to cut or pierce. 2 tapering to a point or edge. 3 abrupt, steep, angular (a sharp fall; a sharp turn). 4 well defined, clean cut. 5 a severe or intense (has a sharp temper). b (of food etc …   Useful english dictionary

• Bow pen — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bulbous bow — The bulbous bow, a standard feature of most large, modern ships with displacement hulls, is a protruding bulb at the bow (or front) below the waterline. The bulb modifies how water flows around the hull, reducing drag and increasing speed, range …   Wikipedia

• Composite bow — Reconstruction of a Ming dynasty Kaiyuan bow by Chinese bowyer Gao Xiang. This is a horn, bamboo, sinew composite …   Wikipedia

• RV Hugh R. Sharp — The Research Vessel (R/V) Hugh R Sharp is a ship owned and operated by the University of Delaware Marine and Earth Studies Campus in Lewes, Delaware. She is a replacement for the Cape Henlopen .At 150 feet in length, Hugh R Sharp is a mid sized… …   Wikipedia

• THE OX-BOW INCIDENT (1943) —    Henry Fonda, Henry Morgan, Dana Andrews, Anthony Quinn, William A. Wellman (director)    This noirWesternis based on the novel by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. Critics who usually dismiss all Westerns as unworthy often grant that if a Western… …   Westerns in Cinema

• dis|em|bow|el — «DIHS ehm BOW uhl», transitive verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. 1. to take or rip out the bowels or entrails of; eviscerate: »The sharp horns of the antelope disemboweled the lion. 2. Figurati …   Useful english dictionary

• Sound bow — Sound Sound, n. [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E. swan. Cf. {Assonant}, {Consonant}, {Person}, {Sonata}, {Sonnet}, {Sonorous}, {Swan}.] 1. The peceived object occasioned by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bulbous bow — noun : a form of entrance in high speed ships designed for the avoidance of wavemaking at high speeds, the stem being sharp at and below the waterline but expanding into a pear shaped form as it nears the keel, the displacement necessary at this… …   Useful english dictionary

• Dinghy — of the schooner Adventuress A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed for use as a ship s boat by a larger vessel. It is a loanword from either Bengali or Urdu. The term can also refer to small racing yachts or recreational open… …   Wikipedia