port bow

Frequency: 3.51.1 per million words

the front left side of a ship

bownoun (front of ship): ADJECTIVE + bow

Categories:

port

Examples (10)

  • There's a small boat on the port bow.
  • The lookout spotted a lighthouse off the port bow.
  • The collision caused significant damage to the port bow.
  • Captain, target sighted, 30 degrees off the port bow!
  • Waves crashed against the port bow as the storm intensified.
  • We'll need to make a slight course correction to clear the reef on our port bow.
  • The cannonball struck the ship's port bow, sending splinters flying.
  • The crew was busy painting the hull near the port bow.
  • From his vantage point, he could see the entire coastline stretching out from the port bow.
  • Can you confirm the position of the approaching vessel relative to our port bow?