Vessels may carry a number of anchors: bower anchors ( formerly known as sheet anchors ) are the main anchors used by a vessel and normally carried at the bow of the vessel.

When a vessel is in a narrow channel or on a lee shore so that there is no room to tack the vessel in a conventional manner an anchor attached to the lee quarter may be dropped from the lee bow.

Recurved limbs also put greater strain on the materials used to make the bow, and they may make more noise with the shot.

In the god's chamber, the strength of Pit's bow and arrow may be increased depending on several factors, such as the number of enemies defeated and the amount of damage taken in battle.

Direct descendants may also kowtow at the funeral of an ancestor, while others would simply bow.

During a wedding, some couples may kowtow to their respective parents, though the standing bow is today more common.

Kamadeva is often pictured holding a bow of sugar cane and an arrow of flowers ; he may ride upon a great parrot.

It has been proposed that the broad spectrum revolution of Kent Flannery ( 1969 ), associated with microliths, the use of the bow and arrow, and the domestication of the dog, all of which are associated with these cultures, may have been the cultural " motor " that led to their expansion.

In heavy winds, a boat with its bow too low may capsize by pitching forward over its bow ( pitch-pole ) or dive under the waves ( submarine ).

* Approach the shrine ; if there is a bell, you may ring the bell first ( or after depositing a donation ); if there is a box for donations, leave a modest one in relation to your means ; then bow twice, clap twice, and hold the second clap with your hands held together in front of your heart for a closing bow after your prayers.

The violinist produces sound by drawing a bow across one or more strings ( which may be stopped by the fingers of the other hand to produce a full range of pitches ), by plucking the strings ( with either hand ), or by a variety of other techniques.

To maximize the amount of sail carried, the classic sloop may use a bowsprit, which is essentially a spar that projects forward from the bow of the boat.

When the disguised Odysseus returns, she announces in her long interview with the disguised hero that whoever can string Odysseus's rigid bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axe shafts may have her hand.

There may also be a bowsprit possibly extended by a jib-boom, which extends forward past the bow.

In 2010, during an excavation at the Sibudu Cave in South Africa, led by Professor Lyn Wadley from the University of the Witwatersrand, researchers discovered the earliest direct evidence of human-made arrowheads: 64, 000-year-old stone points which may have been shot from a bow.

" Center-shot " bows, in which the arrow passes through the central vertical axis of the bow riser, may obtain consistent results from arrows with a wide range of spines.

Scholar Hilda Ellis Davidson proposes that Skaði's cult may have thrived in Hålogaland, a province in northern Norway, because " she shows characteristics of the Sami people, who were renowned for skiing, shooting with the bow and hunting ; her separation from Njord might point to a split between her cult and that of the Vanir in this region, where Scandinavians and the Sami were in close contact.

The shape of the cam may vary somewhat between different bow designs.

Unlike string instruments used in classical music, however, they do not have a built-in resonator, although resonators may be made to work with the bow in a number of ways.

: Only teach thy sons the bow and all weapons of war, in order that they may fight the battles of their brother who will rule over his enemies.

* In the US Navy, new sailors may be put on watch at the bow of the ship to look for the mail buoy or given a broom or mop with instructions to find and kill the sea-bat allegedly infesting some portion of the ship.

I laid three layers of glass cloth on the inside of the stem, also installing a bow eye at this time.

The terrible god is called " The Archer ", and the bow is also an attribute of Shiva.

In the bow and stern technique, an anchor is set off each the bow and the stern, which can severely limit a vessel's swing range and also align it to steady wind, current or wave conditions.

Foley's attack was followed by Hood in Zealous, who also crossed the French line and successfully anchored next to Guerrier in the space Foley had intended, engaging the lead ship's bow from close range.

In his article The Old Man and the Daiquiri, Wayne Curtis tells us how Hemingway ’ s “ home bar also held a bottle of Bacardí rum .” Hemingway wrote in Islands in the Stream “… this frozen daiquirí, so well beaten as it is, looks like the sea where the wave falls away from the bow of a ship when she is doing thirty knots .”

The index finger is also used to apply an upward torque to the frog when tilting the bow.

The string bass is the most commonly used bass instrument in bluegrass music and is almost always plucked, though some modern bluegrass bassists have also used a bow.

For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The bow and arrow was also known in Western Europe from at least 9000 BCE.

Then an insignificant eleventh king will arise, who will overcome three of the ten kings ... after they have been slain, the seven other kings also will bow their necks to the victor.

Every day most Jains bow and say their universal prayer, the Navakar Mantra which is also known variously as Panch Parmesthi Sutra, Panch Namaskar Sutra.

Longships were also double-ended, the symmetrical bow and stern allowing the ship to reverse direction quickly without having to turn around ; this trait proved particularly useful in northern latitudes where icebergs and sea ice posed hazards to navigation.

The English longbow, also called the Welsh longbow, is a powerful type of medieval longbow ( a tall bow for archery ) about 6 ft ( 1. 83 m ) long used by the English and Welsh for hunting and as a weapon in medieval warfare.

This made it easier for the King to raise an army, but also meant that the bow was a weapon commonly used by rebels during the Peasants ' Revolt.

After making war on the Leucanians he founded there a sanctuary of Apollo the Wanderer, to whom also he dedicated his bow.

The progress to Northern / Roses government would thenceforth pass across the border into Scotland, in 1603, due not only to the civil warring, but also because the Tudors ' own dynasty was fragile and insecure, trying to reconcile the mortal enemies who had weakened England to the point of having to bow to new pressures, rather than dictate diplomacy on English terms.

The thicker strings also mean that more weight must be applied with the bow to make them speak.

The " frog " ( which holds the bowhair and adjusts its tension ) is also different from that of modern bows: whereas a violin bow frog has a " slide " ( often made of mother of pearl ), which pinches the hair and holds it flat and stationary across the frog, viol bows have an open frog that allows more movement of the hair.

Certain plants of the cactus species ( pathok ) were planted at the head of the grave, the middle and the foot their personal possessions like the bow and arrow, betel pouch, were also buried.

The angle of approach of the British line also played a role in the damage they sustained ; ships in their van were exposed to raking fire when only their bow guns could be brought to bear on the French.

The Russian word for " butterfly ", бабочка ( bábochka ), also means " bow tie ".