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bow wave [′bau̇ ‚wāv] (fluid mechanics) A shock wave occurring in front of a body, such as an airfoil, or apparently attached to the forward tip of the body. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Navy's motion for Hawaii asks Ezra to exempt the Navy from the safety zone requirements when the marine mammals spotted in the vicinity are porpoises and dolphins that swim up to warships to ride bow waves. Two dozen of them were moving, bow waves and wakes creasing the narrows between Hong Kong island and Kowloon: ferries, tugs, barges, and a couple of Star Line liners returning through the mist from the overnight casino cruises that allow passengers to gamble legally outside Hong Kong's territorial waters. The bow waves, Minerva imagines them, of great ghost ships cutting straight at shore with the impunity of the disembodied. |
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