A pointed or tapering projection. The beak of an ancient galley (obsolete); the pointed projection of an anvil; the end of an ancient roll of bread…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > fore part of vessel > [noun] > any part in front of stem > beak of galley (7) hornc1275 A pointed or tapering projection. The beak of an ancient galley (obsolete); the pointed projection of an anvil; the end of an ancient roll of bread… snouta1387 The end of a ship's prow; the beak or rostrum of a vessel. beak1550 The pointed and ornamented projection at the prow of ancient vessels, esp. of war galleys, where it was used in piercing and disabling the… spurn1553 The beak of a war-galley. Obsolete. rare. beak-head1579 Naval Architecture The beak (beak, n.1) or prow of an ancient war-galley. spur1604 A sharp-pointed projection from the prow of a war-vessel. rostrum1659 Roman History. A beak-like projection from the prow of a warship; = beak-head, n. 1a. Also in extended use. |
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