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bulbous bow

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ID 737309 Last modified 06.03.2019
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Domain inland waterway trafficmaritime traffic; seaborne traffic
pirnvöör
bulbous bow
  • laeva nina, mille veealuses osas on etteulatuv tilga- või poolkerakujuline paksendus - pulb ehk pirn
  • rounded projection at the forward end of a ship which reduces water resistance, thus allowing an increase in speed when the ship is in ballast
  • appreciable swelling of the ship from below the waterline, involving local increase of sectional area and usually extending forward of the forward perpendicular
pirnvöör
Usage examples
  • U-kujuliste kaartega vöör on suurtel laevadel, millel puudub pirnvöör ning jõelaevadel, lusikvöör väikestel kalalaevadel, kliprivöör purjelaevadel.
tilkvöör
bulbous bow
Usage examples
  • It became clear, that lots of surface air was trapped within large eddies on both sides of the bulbous bow and swept down the ship’s sides.
bulb bow

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