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the bow of
noun
A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
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The bow of the Aurora Australis.
They sent another shot across the bow of the Knicks.
Tacking takes the bow of the boat into it.
"He may jump off the bow of a ship if they lose," Lude said.
Jibing takes the bow of the boat away from the wind.
When the bow of the boat touched shore, we pulled ourselves on board.
We could see as far as the bow of the ship and not an inch farther.
The deal is a shot across the bow of Seamless' main rival, GrubHub.
ON NOVEMBER 30th champagne will be broken over the bow of the world's largest cruise ship.
You need to go with your lifeboat under the bow of the ship.
Unofficially, it served as a shot across the bow of the city's other N.B.A. franchise.
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