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beak-head

beak-head is the alternative form of beakhead.

Meaning of beakhead

Noun

beakhead (plural beakheads)

  1. A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
    • Holonyms: beak < bow, stem, forestem, prow, prore < ship < vessel
    Synonyms:
    beak
  2. An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.

Forms of beak-head

pluralbeak-heads

Questions about beak-head

What is beak-head the alternative form of?
Beak-head is the alternative form of beakhead.

Words near beak-head in the dictionary

  1. beak
  2. beak and feather disease
  3. beak off
  4. beak sedge
  5. beak sedges
  6. beak-head
  7. beak-heads
  8. beak-iron
  9. beak-irons
  10. beak-sedge
  11. beak-sedges

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