Meanings
plural beakheads · alternative beak-head
- nauticalA protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
Holonyms: beak < bow, stem, forestem, prow, prore < ship < vessel
1 more example
“For seven days, thou old cozzener,” said the mate, “thou shalt keep clean the beakhead and the chains, and lucky art thou to be at sea. Ashore they would have whipped thee through the streets at the cart’s tail.”
1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 8Synonyms: beak
- archaeologyAn ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
Origin
Translations
Estonian galioon
- galioonprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
Finnish kaljuuna
- kaljuunaprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
French poulaine, éperon
- poulaineprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
- éperonprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
- guibreprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
German galion
- galionprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
Italian sperone, polena
- speroneprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
- polenaprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
- rostroprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
Portuguese beque
- bequeprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
Spanish espolón, alas de proa
- espolónprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
- alas de proaprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
Swedish galjon
- galjonprotruding part at the bow of a sailing ship
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Cite this entry
beakhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beakhead
“beakhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beakhead. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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