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What is the nautical term for the headpiece on the bow of a ship?
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Shape of bow
Who named the rainbow a rainbow?
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What does Apollo use his bow and arrows for?
hunting
What was Apollo's weapon?
A golden bow and arrows.
What is the symbol for the god Apollo?
The bow, the lyre and the sun.
What is the nautical term meaning behind?
The left of a ship is port and the right is starboard. Aft is the rear of a ship and the bow is the front of a ship.
What is the bathroom on a submarine called?
Like all Naval vessels, the term used for a Submarine's bathroom is a "Head".The term "Head", in reference to a ship's toilet, was used at least as far back as 1708 on sailing vessels. It referred to the location of the ship's toilet, then located at the bow, or head, of the ship, under the bowsprit. It was located there as it was naturally washed by the ocean spray coming over the bow. The nautical term head, referring to the front or bow of a vessel, dates back to the early 1400's.
What is anautical term meaning to the rear of a ship?
the bow
What term is used for the front of a ship?
The "bow" end.
What is the nautical term for rearward?
The term is "astern" as opposed to "ahead" (forward) It comes from the word stern, that means the rear of the boat, as opposite to the bow The nautical term for rearward, as in the direction, would be aft.
What is the rising water on a ship's bow called?
I believe the term you are looking for is "bow wave."
What is a french word for bow?
Bow (weapon) = Arc, Arrow= Fleche, Bow (as in, a violin bow) = archet, Bending at the waist = saluer, A knot = noeud, Nautical term (ie, starboard bow) = avant/proue.
The front part of a ship?
The Front part of a boat or ship is known as the Bow.
What part of the ship is then bow?
The bow is the front of a ship.
What are the naval term for the front and back of ship?
Bow or Prow is the front, Stern is the back.
Where is the bow of a ship?
The Bow is at the Front of a Boat/Ship
What does the Bow of a ship mean?
The bow is the front end of the ship, with the stern being the back end.
