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bow wave

noun

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  1. The wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the…

    The wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the outer limits of the ship's wake.

    • But in the half light of dawn, at about half past four, a destroyer came towards them from the west, throwing a deep, feathery bow wave of white foam aside as she cut through the water, bearing down on them.

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