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bow foil

bow foil noun: a retractable underwater wing attached to the bow of a ship.

Noun

bow foil (plural bow foils)

  1. A retractable underwater wing attached to the bow of a ship.

Forms of bow foil

pluralbow foils

Questions about bow foil

What does bow foil mean?
Bow foil means a retractable underwater wing attached to the bow of a ship.
What part of speech is bow foil?
Bow foil is a noun.
What is the plural of bow foil?
The plural of bow foil is bow foils.

Words near bow foil in the dictionary

  1. bow diddleys
  2. bow down
  3. bow down before the porcelain god
  4. bow drill
  5. bow drills
  6. bow foil
  7. bow foils
  8. bow frame
  9. bow frames
  10. bow grip
  11. bow grips

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