Bluff-headed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bluff-headed is an adjective meaning (nautical) Built with the stem nearly vertical, as opposed to one with a rake that extends far beyond the keel.
Meaning
(nautical) Built with the stem nearly vertical, as opposed to one with a rake that extends far beyond the keel.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Having a broad, precipitous front or face.
- (zoology) Having a rounded head with a flattish snout.
- (by extension, of bullets) Having a rounded tip, as opposed to a flat or pointed tip.
- Having a broad face and gruff manners, especially when not exceptionally clever or assertive.
Example Sentences
Do you not see that low bluff-headed mountain?
[…] of a bluff-headed boat beating to windward in a choppy sea.
Some are constructed with a view to carrying a large cargo, and are broad, and what is technically termed "bluff-headed," whilst others are designed for fast sailing.
The vessel appears strongly constructed of seasoned white oak timber, the bow bluff-headed, while aft the poop-deck has a rise which takes in the mizzenmast and pump.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bluffy, blufflike, stiff, hogged, flat-headed, broken-backed.
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