off the/our etc. bow

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Examples (10)

  • The lookout shouted, 'Land ahoy, two points off the starboard bow!'
  • We spotted a school of dolphins about 200 meters off our bow.
  • The captain saw an unidentified vessel approaching off the port bow.
  • There's a dangerous reef located just a mile off the bow.
  • Through the binoculars, I could see a lighthouse flashing faintly off the bow.
  • The sonar detected a large object moving slowly off our bow.
  • A sudden waterspout formed a short distance off the ship's bow.
  • The rescue boat was now visible, coming into view off our bow.
  • He pointed to a group of islands that were just visible on the horizon off the bow.
  • The ice patrol warned of a large iceberg drifting off the bow.