What is the meaning of BEAKHEAD. Phrases containing BEAKHEAD
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1. The ram on the prow of a fighting galley of ancient and medieval times. 2. The protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship of the 16th to the 18th century, usually ornate, used as a working platform by sailors handling the sails of the bowsprit. It also housed the crew's heads (toilets).
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A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew.
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A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.
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An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.
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Same as Beak, 3.
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