bow wave

[ bou ]

/ baʊ /

the wave generated on either side of a vessel's bow by its forward movement through the water.

a type of shock wave formed in front of a body moving at supersonic speed.

Origin of bow wave

First recorded in 1875–80

bowstring truss, bowtel, bow thruster, bow tie, bow trolley, bow wave, bow weight, bow window, bowwood, bowwow, bowyangs

In front you see the bow-wave and behind the body a phenomenon k which closely resembles the eddies formed in the wake of a ship.
Popular scientific lectures|Ernst Mach
No general attempt was made to disguise the bow, because the bow-wave was generally visible.
Visual Illusions|Matthew Luckiesh
A moment later we heard the familiar rush of a destroyer's bow-wave, and the ringing of her telegraph as she checked.
Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916|Karl Spindler
The prone gunman slid out of the wide double door, pushing a bow-wave of detergent before him.
The Ambulance Made Two Trips|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

单词	bow wave
释义	bow wave [ bou ] / baʊ / noun the wave generated on either side of a vessel's bow by its forward movement through the water. a type of shock wave formed in front of a body moving at supersonic speed. Origin of bow wave First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby bow wave bowstring truss, bowtel, bow thruster, bow tie, bow trolley, bow wave, bow weight, bow window, bowwood, bowwow, bowyangs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bow wave In front you see the bow-wave and behind the body a phenomenon k which closely resembles the eddies formed in the wake of a ship. Popular scientific lectures\|Ernst Mach No general attempt was made to disguise the bow, because the bow-wave was generally visible. Visual Illusions\|Matthew Luckiesh A moment later we heard the familiar rush of a destroyer's bow-wave, and the ringing of her telegraph as she checked. Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916\|Karl Spindler The prone gunman slid out of the wide double door, pushing a bow-wave of detergent before him. The Ambulance Made Two Trips\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
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