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Wave that forms at the bow of a ship moving through water
A bow wave is the wave that forms at the bow of a ship when it moves through the water. As the bow wave spreads out, it defines the outer limits of a
Bow_wave
Protruding bulb at the front of a ship
of the bulbous bow can be explained using the concept of destructive interference of waves: A conventionally shaped bow causes a bow wave. A bulb alone
Bulbous_bow
Propagating disturbance
the boundary (bow shock) of a magnetosphere. The name "bow shock" comes from the example of a bow wave, the detached shock formed at the bow (front) of a
Shock_wave
Bow whose furthest forward point is not at the top
little reserve buoyancy and tend to dive under waves instead of piercing or going over them. Inverted bows were popular on battleships and large cruisers
Inverted_bow
Region of space dominated by the Sun
observations. IBEX data did not support the existence of a bow shock, but there might be a 'bow wave' according to one study. Examples of missions that have
Heliosphere
Energy of moving water away from a hull
through the bow and stern parts. Simply speaking, these two wave systems, i.e., bow and stern waves, interact with each other, and the resulting waves are responsible
Wave-making_resistance
Hull with fine bow with reduced reserve buoyancy
A wave-piercing boat hull has a very fine bow, with reduced buoyancy in the forward portions. When a wave is encountered, the lack of buoyancy means the
Wave-piercing_hull
Speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length
of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and
Hull_speed
Family of ship camouflage
seem to be a false bow wave, creating a misleading impression of the ship's speed; additionally, the striped patterns on the bow and stern could create
Dazzle_camouflage
English new wave band
Bow Wow Wow are an English new wave band, created by manager Malcolm McLaren in 1980. McLaren recruited members of Adam and the Ants to form the band
Bow_Wow_Wow
Shock wave caused by blowing stellar wind
astrophysics, bow shocks are shock waves in regions where the conditions of density and pressure change dramatically due to blowing stellar wind. Bow shock occurs
Bow_shock
Wave-piercing type of a ship's bow
The axe bow is a wave-piercing type of ship's bow, characterised by a vertical stem and a relatively long and narrow entry (front hull). The forefoot
Axe_bow
Binary star system in the constellation Cetus
thousands of years. It is thought that a hot bow wave of compressed plasma/gas is the cause of the tail; the bow wave is a result of the interaction of the stellar
Mira
Bow-like ranged weapon
crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called
Crossbow
Marine geological sampling tool for soft sediments
It is designed for a minimum of disturbance of the sediment surface by bow wave effects which is important for quantitative investigations of the benthic
Box_corer
American actress (1905–1965)
Clara Gordon Bow (/boʊ/; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully
Clara_Bow
Prototype naval stealth vessel
uses its width to gain stability. Its five slim hulls create virtually no bow wave, thus obviating the "hull speed' limitation of displacement craft. The
M80_Stiletto
months in operation, she displayed a tendency to generate an excessive bow wave; while not impeding her operations, the Authority made some modifications
MV_Woods_Hole
Phenomenon allowing supersonic aircraft to ride their own shockwave
lift is well known; "planing" boats reduce drag by "surfing" on their own bow wave in exactly the same fashion. Using this effect in aircraft is more difficult
Compression_lift
Propulsion of a vehicle by wind power
building a bow wave with the application of power. Long, narrow hulls, such as those of catamarans, surpass hull speed by piercing through the bow wave. Hull
Sailing
Discography of English new wave band Bow Wow Wow
This is the discography of English new wave band Bow Wow Wow. This is a different album from the RCA release. This release comprises the Your Cassette
Bow_Wow_Wow_discography
Type of software testing
testing[citation needed] as a result of encapsulation impeding white-box testing. A “bow wave” of technical debt that can cause a project to fail. There are four basic
Shift-left_testing
Fountain and sculpture in San Diego, California, U.S.
Bow Wave is an outdoor fountain and sculpture by Malcolm Leland, installed at San Diego's Civic Center Plaza, in the U.S. state of California, in 1972
Bow_Wave_(sculpture)
Mesoscale convective system shaped like an archer's bow
major damage. They can also become derechos or form Line echo wave pattern (LEWP). The term "bow echo" was first used by Theodore Fujita in his May 1978 paper
Bow_echo
Motor vehicle
vehicles, introducing the new TwinForce engine family and a restyled "bow wave" waterfall grill. The concept car was first unveiled to the media and the
Lincoln_MKR
Large watercraft
the wave propagation speed, the wave rapidly dissipates to the sides. As the hull approaches the wave propagation speed, however, the wake at the bow begins
Ship
Size of a ship
vessel's properties, such as how much water it displaces, where the bow and stern waves occur, hull speed, amount of bottom-paint needed, etc. Traditionally
Waterline_length
Watercraft with two parallel hulls of equal size
the water Wave-piercing catamarans (strictly speaking they are trimarans, with a central hull and two outriggers) employ a low-buoyancy bow on each hull
Catamaran
Curved propagating disturbance wave
A bow shock, also called a detached shock or bowed normal shock, is a curved propagating disturbance wave characterized by an abrupt, nearly discontinuous
Bow_shock_(aerodynamics)
American tactical ballistic missile
systems with bow wave, which prevents the ship from accelerating, and military projects are either canceled or refinanced by the state, with waves diverging
ATACMS
Ship or boat with more than one hull
small bow waves and wakes, a consequence of a favorable Froude number. Vessels with beamy hulls (typically monohulls) normally create a large bow wave and
Multihull
1981 studio album by Bow Wow Wow
by the English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released on 16 October 1981 by RCA Records. In 1981, after splitting with EMI Records, Bow Wow Wow signed with
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Void between celestial bodies
Voyager probes showed that the Sun's bow shock does not exist. Instead, these authors argue that a subsonic bow wave defines the transition from the solar
Outer_space
Transfer of cargo at sea
so that there will be a protected side from the waves and wind and there will also not be any bow wave. At that moment the vessel approaches on the quarter
Ship-to-ship_cargo_transfer
Autonomous feeding of animals
mouth and focus the flow of water into the mouth. But with too much ram, a bow wave is created in front of the predator which can push the prey away from the
Aquatic_feeding_mechanisms
Bow arrangement
believed to be safer than bow visor doors, as in a bow visor door, the forces acting on the door from the impact of the waves are absorbed by the hinges
Bow_visor
Landing craft used extensively in World War II
design's sturdy hull, load capacity, low silhouette, shallow draft, little bow wave, and silenced engines were all assets that benefited the occupants. The
Landing_Craft_Assault
1940 class of British submarines
external tubes, the others without, because the bulge at the bow generated a large bow wave. Depth keeping was more difficult at periscope depth, a rather
British_U-class_submarine
Species of mammal
confirm the lack of a bottle. Furthermore, in calmer waters the small bow wave pushed in front of the face looks like a bottle from a distance. Prior
Pygmy_killer_whale
prominent bow wave while travelling at high speed. From a vantage point in front of the vessel, the wave rising in either side of the bow evokes the
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Star in the constellation Boötes
may be the result of a circumstellar disk of orbiting debris, or else a bow wave from its motion through the interstellar medium. λ Boötis (Latinised to
Lambda_Boötis
Star in the constellation Perseus
Observation with the IRAS shows an extended, ring-like feature that may be a bow wave driven by radiation pressure from the star, rather than a bubble being
Delta_Persei
Class of Russian pre-dreadnoughts
out very "wet" ships even in calm seas because the protruding bow ram forced the bow wave up and over the forecastle. On one high-speed voyage to Reval
Andrei Pervozvanny-class battleship
Andrei_Pervozvanny-class_battleship
Swimming stroke
lower arm, and the waterline. The swimmer's forward movement will cause a bow wave with a trough in the water surface near the ears. After turning the head
Front_crawl
Scottish Malt Whisky Distillery in Wick
distillery released its oldest whisky to date, the 45-year-old "Old Pulteney Bow Wave". The Pulteney site uses water from an old mill lade, constructed by Thomas
Old_Pulteney_distillery
Woodblock print by Hokusai (1831)
The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Japanese: 神奈川沖浪裏, Hepburn: Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura; lit. 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa') is a woodblock print by the Japanese
The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa
Battle in the Falklands War
to bring in more guns and ammo. Then we hit the water at 100 knots. The bow wave came over the cockpit window as we settled and the engines partially flamed
Battle_of_Mount_Kent
Five-star system in the constellation Orion
wave" is applied when the dust piles up but the gas is largely unaffected, as opposed to a "bow wave" where both dust and gas are stopped. Dust waves
Sigma_Orionis
Species of whale; largest animal known
A blue whale with its bow wave, showing the blowholes
Blue_whale
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
ordered all four bow torpedo tubes fired at a range of 375 metres (410 yd) at 16:25. Possibly due to her closeness to Valiant's bow wave and discharging
HMS_Barham_(04)
Watertight buoyant body of a ship or boat
protrusion below the waterline is called a bulbous bow. These are fitted on some hulls to reduce the wave making resistance drag and thereby increase fuel
Hull_(watercraft)
American psychologist
just sailing along and here come the porpoises right up by the bow riding the bow wave... He was looking at those things. This guy had more sense under
Winthrop_Kellogg
Forward part of the hull of a ship
of bows are: Notable bow types Straight-stem bow Plumb bow Raked bow Flared bow Clipper bow Bulbous bow Inverted bow Ram bow High-chin spoon bow Low-chin
Bow_(watercraft)
Brand of vertical-axis Darrieus wind turbine
negligible in open country, but tall buildings and cliff faces generate a bow wave which directs airflow up and over them. Turbines mounted on high building
Turby_wind_turbine
Music genre from the 1970s and 1980s
States, notable new wave acts embraced a crossover of pop and rock music with African and African-American styles. Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow, both acts
New_wave_music
Form of military deception
camouflage for ships. Some measures were deceptive, like a false-painted bow wave to give the impression of high speed at all times. Measures making cruisers
Ship_camouflage
2025 Vietnamese amphibious wheeled armored personnel carrier
waterjet-propulsion units working with a bow wave-deflector, while the boat-shaped, beveled front hull improves buoyancy and wave handling. This help the vehicle
XTC-02
Topics referred to by the same term
within The Legend of Zelda series Bow-wow Battle, upcoming Japanese video game Bow Wow Wow, a UK new wave band "Bow Wow Wow" (song), by Funkdoobiest,
Bow_Wow
American military aerial refueling and transport aircraft
axial load while delivering fuel. The problem was caused by the turbulent "bow wave effect" generated by two large aircraft flying in line. In January 2016
Boeing_KC-46_Pegasus
Armoured combat engineering vehicle
and a "wash board" is fitted to the front of the vehicle to prevent the bow wave flooding the crew compartment when entering water. Maximum speed in water
FV180_Combat_Engineer_Tractor
Type of hydraulic compression system failure
of the air intake or the vehicle's speed is excessive, creating a tall bow wave. A vehicle fitted with a cold air intake mounted low on the vehicle will
Hydrolock
1882 class of British ironclads
exceeding their design speed. They threw up what is described as a "remarkable bow wave, which rose like a solid wall for thirteen feet, the like of which has
Colossus-class_ironclad
Shock wave from flying at the speed of sound
series of pressure waves in front of the aircraft and behind it, similar to the bow and stern waves created by a boat. These waves travel at the speed
Sonic_boom
Optical method to reveal non-uniformity
moving at a Mach number of about 1.9. Left- and right-running bow waves and tail waves stream back from the bullet, and its turbulent wake is also visible
Shadowgraph
Military unit
silver matte metal pin depicting a Mark V Special Operations Craft atop a bow wave in front of a naval enlisted cutlass crossed with a cocked flintlock pistol
Special Warfare Combat Crewmen
Special_Warfare_Combat_Crewmen
Ocean liner
The hydrodynamic qualities of Yourkevitch's hull resulted in very little bow wave. The ship reached a top speed of 32.125 kn (59.5 km/h) and used her ability
SS_Normandie
German naval officer (1912–1998)
no moonlight, attack from the windward side (to avoid a visible white bow-wave when motoring into the wind) Fire one torpedo per target, not fanned salvoes
Otto_Kretschmer
American luxury car
end design theme for the Lincoln division, shifting from the previous “bow wave” split grille to a slightly recessed rectangular design. Standard equipment
Lincoln_Continental
1982 EP by Bow Wow Wow
The Last of the Mohicans is an EP by the English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in May 1982 by RCA Records. It was produced by Kenny Laguna of Joan
The_Last_of_the_Mohicans_(EP)
River in Alberta, Canada
The headwaters of the Bow River in Alberta, Canada, start at the Bow Glacier and Bow Lake in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The glacial
Bow_River
Part of World War II in Malta
a few seconds a bright white bow-wave of a small fast-moving boat entered lit area to its north-east. A second bow-wave followed and then others until
Raid_on_Grand_Harbour
Military badges of the US Navy
crossed naval enlisted cutlass, and a Mark V Special Operations Craft atop a bow wave. The SWCC Senior insignia incorporates an upright anchor in the background
Badges of the United States Navy
Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy
Unexpectedly large transient ocean surface wave
Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, or killer waves) are large and unpredictable surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships
Rogue_wave
Weather radar formation
A line echo wave pattern (LEWP) is a weather radar formation in which a single line of thunderstorms presenting multiple bow echoes forms equatorward of
Line_echo_wave_pattern
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Index_of_wave_articles
Motor vehicle
underbody work, exterior changes included a more pronounced "split wing" (aka Bow Wave) grille, larger LED taillights, revised trunk lid, and standard restyled
Lincoln_MKZ
Species of krill
to have very fine meshes, producing a very high drag, which generates a bow wave that deflects the krill to the sides. Second, fine meshes tend to clog
Antarctic_krill
Type of hovercraft
onto the air cushion when starting on water, because hovercraft create a bow wave referred to as The Hump - so different models will have quoted on-water
Personal_hovercraft
1925 class of American aircraft carriers
disadvantage was the formation of a thick layer of water, part of the bow wave, which would creep up along the forward side of the hull at higher speeds
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
Lexington-class_aircraft_carrier
English-Burmese singer (born 1966)
singer, songwriter and record producer best known as the lead vocalist of Bow Wow Wow. Lwin was born on 31 October 1966 in Rangoon, Burma to a Burmese
Annabella_Lwin
Patrol vessel based on the Damen Stan 5009 design
aligned "axe bow". Damen asserts that a vertical bow has an advantage over a traditional clipper bow, when piercing waves. The clipper bow has more buoyancy
Cape Verde patrol vessel Guardiao
Cape_Verde_patrol_vessel_Guardiao
Type of ranged weapon that uses arrows
air-to-ground missile with millimeter-wave guidance Bow shape Cable-backed bow Composite bow Crossbow Horse archer Welsh bow Notes Scottish Archaeological Research
Longbow
Genus of dolphin
Groups of between two and six dolphins are regularly observed creating a bow wave to force the fish out of the water. The dolphins follow the fish, stranding
Bottlenose_dolphin
European light vessel of Dutch origin
soon to tire, he hung on, but was amazed when the boat rose up onto its bow wave and shot off along the canal at high speed. Mr Houston was canny enough
Flyboat
Vibrations in a ship's hull due to impacts from waves
by continuous wave loading. When the vibrations occur as a result of an impulsive wave loading, for example, a wave slam at the bow (bow-slamming) or stern
Springing
Coastal defense battleship of the French Navy
3 mph) from 8,911 ihp (6,645 kW). In service, speed was restricted as a bow wave was created at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) which, by 15 knots (28 km/h;
French_ironclad_Valmy
American rapper and singer (born 1998)
September 16, 2024. Caulfield, Keith (August 21, 2022). "Rod Wave's 'Beautiful Mind' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived
Rod_Wave
Brief description of components needed for jet engines
pressure across the shock wave). Conical (3-dimensional) and oblique shock waves (2D) are angled rearwards, like the bow wave on a ship or boat, and radiate
Components_of_jet_engines
Battlecruiser of the Royal Navy
photogravure) from a peacetime photo. The main reasons are the absence of a bow wave, no shell splashes from German salvoes, and the destroyers ahead of her
HMS_Invincible_(1907)
Surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile
The Sky Bow, or Tien Kung (Chinese: 天弓; pinyin: Tiān gōng), are a series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile and anti-aircraft defense systems developed
Sky_Bow
British WWII amphibious swimming tank
launched 2,500 yards (2,286 m) from the beaches; one was swamped by the bow-wave of a landing craft and one sank after striking an underwater obstacle.
DD_tank
Pre-dreadnought battleship class of the United States Navy
received the nickname "Bulldog of the Navy", most likely because of her high bow wave—known as "having a bone in her teeth" in nautical slang—and perseverance
Indiana-class_battleship
Retarding force on a body moving in a fluid
bodies with turning angles sufficiently large, unattached shockwaves, or bow waves will instead form. Additionally, local areas of transonic flow behind
Drag_(physics)
Dreadnought battleship class of the United States Navy
shipping water from the forward positions and breaking the flow of the bow wave imparting extra drag on the design. As with the South Carolina class, these
Delaware-class_battleship
Procedure in which flying aircraft receive fuel from another aircraft
webbing) and subject to aerodynamic forces, it can be pushed around by the bow wave of approaching aircraft, exacerbating engagement even in smooth air. After
Aerial_refueling
Series of Polish patrol boats
borders. A major flaw was the poorly designed hull line, which created a bow wave at maximum speed, generating significant drag. The vessels were costly
Project_912_patrol_boat
Coastal-defense ship class of the French Navy
3 mph) from 8,912 ihp (6,646 kW). In service, speed was restricted as a bow wave was created at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) which, by 15 knots (28 km/h;
Jemmapes-class_ironclad
1980 EP by Bow Wow Wow
Your Cassette Pet is the cassette-only debut mini-album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in November 1980 on EMI Records. Your Cassette Pet
Your_Cassette_Pet
Rapid series of movements by an animal
Jiang H, McHenry MJ (December 2014). "Prey fish escape by sensing the bow wave of a predator". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 217 (Pt 24): 4328–36
Escape_response
Ways that fish move around
proximity to the body. This particular phenomenon is sometimes called a bow wave. The timing of the 'C' start response affects escape probability inversely
Fish_locomotion
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