the member from the keel to the uppermost part and forming the extreme fore end of a ship, the upright post or bar at the bow. It may be a casting, forging, or weldment, or made of wood., (at the bow of a vessel) an upright into which the side timbers or plates are jointed, laeva vööris asuv pruss, valu- või keeviskonstruktsioon, mis ühendab omavahel mõlemat parrast