英和和英

名詞

bow wave (複数形 bow waves)

1. 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.
   • 1942, Neville Shute, Pied Piper, New York: William Morrow & Co., Chapter 11,^[1]

     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.

   • 2022 April 20, “Network News: MPs pursue updates on progress of National Rail Contracts”, in RAIL, number 955, page 17:

     "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.