figurehead

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• /ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd/
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• /ˈfɪɡəɹˌhɛd/
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• CMU ARPABET: F IH1 G Y ER0 HH EH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From figure + head.

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: mascaró de proa — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Danish: galionsfigur — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Dutch: boegbeeld — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Finnish: keulakuva — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• French: figure de proue — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• German: Galionsfigur — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• German: Bugfigur — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Greek: ακρόπρωρο (akróproro) — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Hebrew: גְּלִיף חַרְטוֹם (glif khartom) — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Irish: dealbh tosaigh — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Italian: polena — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Malay: angkuk — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Māori: pītau — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Māori: pākurukuru — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Māori: tētē — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Māori: tētēkura — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Māori: kōneke — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Norwegian Bokmål: gallionsfigur — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gallionsfigur — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Polish: galion — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Polish: aflaston — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Portuguese: figura de proa — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Russian: гальюнная фигу́ра (galʹjunnaja figúra) — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Russian: носовое украше́ние (nosovoje ukrašénije) — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Spanish: mascarón de proa — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Swedish: galjonsbild — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Swedish: galjonsfigur — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Tagalog: roda — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Ukrainian: афласто́н (aflastón) — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Ukrainian: гальюнна фігу́ра (halʹjunna fihúra) — carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
• Danish: kransekagefigur — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Esperanto: prufiguro — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Finnish: keulakuva — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• French: homme de paille — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• French: fantoche — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• German: Galionsfigur — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• German: Aushängeschild — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• German: Grüßaugust — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Greek: αχυράνθρωπος (achyránthropos) — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Italian: uomo di paglia — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Italian: fantoccio — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Italian: prestanome — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Norwegian Bokmål: gallionsfigur — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gallionsfigur — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Polish: figurant — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Polish: figurantka — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Portuguese: testa de ferro — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Portuguese: laranja — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Russian: номинальный глава́ (nominalʹnyj glavá) — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Russian: подставное лицо́ (podstavnoje licó) — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Spanish: hombre de paja — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Spanish: figura decorativa — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Spanish: testaferro — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Spanish: testaférrea — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Spanish: cabeza de fierro — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Swedish: galjonsfigur — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Swedish: förgrundsgestalt — someone in a nominal position of leadership
• Swedish: målvakt — someone in a nominal position of leadership