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noun
The front part of a vessel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: bow, stem, prow, beak, prore
Antonyms: stern, aft, poop
noun
The forward or projected-most part of a stem
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English forestempne, forestavne, forstanyg, perhaps continuing Old English frumstemn (“the forepart of a ship; prow”), otherwise, equivalent to fore- + stem.
From fore- + stem (“stalk of a plant”).
