ship's bows

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• ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …   Universalium

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• bows — baÊŠ adj. pertaining to the forward section of a vessel n. arc; rainbow; bending forward of the head or body; front end of a ship; rod with horsehair stretched between its two ends (used to play the violin); weapon from which arrows are shot;… …   English contemporary dictionary

• naval ship — Introduction       the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …   Universalium

• Landing Ship, Tank — A Canadian LST off loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant… …   Wikipedia

• Cat head (ship) — The cat head is a beam projecting from each side of the bows of a ship, almost horizontally. It is designed for the purpose of raising the anchor from the surface of the water to the deck without touching the bows, and for carrying the anchor on… …   Wikipedia

• Pamir (ship) — Pamir was one of the famous Flying P Liner sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. She was the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn, in 1949. Outmoded by more modern bulk carriers, and having severe technical… …   Wikipedia

• a shot across the bows — One thus directed so as to warn a ship off rather than damage it (often figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑shot * * * I a (warning) shot across the bows a statement or gesture intended to frighten someone into changing their course of action… …   Useful english dictionary

• Turret deck ship — A turret deck ship is a type of merchant ship with an unusual hull, designed and built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The hulls of turret deck vessels were rounded and stepped inward above their waterlines. This gave some advantages in …   Wikipedia

• landing ship, tank — ▪ naval ship  naval ship specially designed to transport and deploy troops, vehicles, and supplies onto foreign shores for the conduct of offensive military operations. LSTs were designed during World War II to disembark military forces without… …   Universalium

• Preußen (ship) — The Preußen was a German steel hulled five masted ship rigged windjammer built in 1902 for the famous F. Laeisz shipping company and named after the German state and kingdom of Prussia. It was the only ship of this class with five masts having… …   Wikipedia