dreadnought = Meaning approximately "fear(s) nothing", the word first came into use as a name for a class of large ships, dominant during the early 20:th century.


The word also commonly appears as a synonym for just about anything "big" or, in some cases, strong, impressive of awe-inspiring.

In ship design, an inverted bow (occasionally also referred to as reverse bow) is a ship's or large boat's bow whose farthest forward point is not at the top. The result may somewhat resemble a submarine's bow. Inverted bows maximize the length of waterline and hence the hull speed, and have often better hydrodynamic drag than ordinary bows. On the other hand, they have very little reserve buoyancy and tend to dive under waves instead of piercing or going over them.

The Oracle America's Cup Catamaran has inverted bows. This has become more common on modern racing multi hulled sailboats with the America's Cup boats being some of the most advanced designs.

http://www.smalltridesign.com/Trimaran-Articles/design/rever...

https://books.google.it/books?id=sYq8CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT290&lpg=P...

http://farevela.net/cms/2016/12/21/rolex-sydney-hobart-sono-...

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