bow wave en · NOUN
Meanings
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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.
"They are not able to service every railway contract going to the market at the same time. It creates an artificial bow-wave of work and in some cases, like TransPennine, the nature of the infrastructure work means we want some continuity," he said.
2022 April 20, “Network News: MPs pursue updates on progress of National Rail Contracts”, in RAIL, number 955, page 17: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.
1942, Neville Shute, chapter 11, in Pied Piper, New York: William Morrow & Co:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bow waves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
da bovbølge (a wave coming off the bow of a ship as it moves through the water) · cmn 弓形波 (a wave coming off the bow of a ship as it moves through the water) · cmn 头波 (a wave coming off the bow of a ship as it moves through the water) · mi piha (a wave coming off the bow of a ship as it moves through the water) · de Bugwelle (a wave coming off the bow of a ship as it moves through the water) · nl boeggolf (a wave coming off the bow of a ship as it moves through the water) · mi pihapiha (a wave coming off the bow of a ship as it moves through the water)