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weather bow

weather bow noun: the bow of a ship that is turned towards the wind.

Noun

weather bow

  1. The bow of a ship that is turned towards the wind.
    • The schooner was then within two miles, and in another hour came dashing by close to us in a noble style, and hove to upon our weather bow […] .1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 126

Questions about weather bow

What does weather bow mean?
Weather bow means the bow of a ship that is turned towards the wind.
What part of speech is weather bow?
Weather bow is a noun.

Words near weather bow in the dictionary

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  2. weather balloon
  3. weather balloons
  4. weather bomb
  5. weather bombs
  6. weather bow
  7. weather box
  8. weather boxes
  9. weather breeder
  10. weather breeders
  11. weather chart

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