beakhead

ˈbiːkˌhɛd

Definition

Definition of beakhead - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

maritime

Dated

protruding part of a ship's front section

Dated

The beakhead was intricately carved on the old ship.

prow

stem

archaeology

Dated

ornament in Norman doorways resembling a head with a beak

Dated

The beakhead design adorned the ancient doorway.

carving

decoration

ornament

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protruding part of a ship's front section

Origin of beakhead

Middle English, beke (beak) + heafod (head)

Examples of beakhead in a sentence

A figurehead was mounted on the ship's beakhead.
The museum displayed a beakhead from the 12th century.
Restorers carefully cleaned the beakhead on the old church.

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French:bec de proue, sculpture normande, ...
German:Schnabelkopf, Schnabelornament, ...
Italian:becco, beakhead, ...
Spanish:mascarón de proa, cabeza de pico, ...
Portuguese:proa, cabeça com bico, ...
Chinese:船首, 喙头饰, ...
Japanese:船首像, くちばし頭, ...
Arabic:رَأْس السَّفِينَة, زخرفة رأس بمنقار, ...
Hebrew:רֹאשׁ חַרְטוֹם, רֹאשׁ צִפּוֹר, ...
Russian:носовой выступ, клювоголовый орнамент, ...
Ukrainian:бакгед, декор у вигляді дзьоба, ...
Hindi:बीकहेड, चोंच के आकार की सजावट, ...
Bengali:বীকহেড, ঠোঁটমাথা, ...
Catalan:cap de be, cap de bec, ...
Czech:kloun, zobákovitá hlavová ozdoba, ...
Danish:galionsfigur, næbhoved, ...
Dutch:galjoen, snavelhoofd, ...
Greek:πλώρη, διακόσμηση με κεφάλι ράμφους, ...
Hungarian:hajóorr, csőrös fej alakú normann díszítőelem, ...
Khmer:ផ្នែកលយចេញនៅខាងមុខនាវា, លម្អនៅផ្លូវចូលសម័យន័រម៉ង់ដែលមានរាងដូចក្បាលមានចំពុះ, ...
Korean:이물, 부리머리, ...
Persian:پیشانی کشتی, سر منقاری, ...
Polish:galion, ornament dziobogłowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):proa, cabeça de bico, ...
Romanian:beakhead, cap de pasăre, ...
Swedish:galjonsfigur, näbbhuvud, ...
Thai:หัวเรือ, ลวดลายหัวนก, ...
Turkish:baş kısmı, gaga süsleme, ...
Vietnamese:phần mũi tàu, đầu mỏ, ...

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