Translation of "bow wave" into German

Bugwelle, Kopfwelle are the top translations of "bow wave" into German.

bow wave noun grammar

The wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the outer limits of the ship's wake.

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  • Bugwelle

    noun feminine

    As the ship went through the nebula, it sent out a dark-matter bow wave.

    Das Durchfliegen des Nebels erzeugte eine Bugwelle aus der Materie.

  • Kopfwelle

    noun feminine

    Behind a moving shock the flow around a blunt body is initially unsteady and accompanied by a bow wave running upstream.

    Hinter einem starken, laufenden Stoß tritt um einen stumpfen Körper zunächst eine instationäre Strömung mit einer stromauf laufenden Kopfwelle auf.

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