In shipbuilding, the forward part of the ship's hull that extends beyond the stem; the rake or slope of the bow.
From 'fore-' (before, front) + 'rake' (from Old Norse reika, meaning to stretch or extend). A nautical term for the forward projection of a vessel's structure.
Ship designers use forerake (and sternrake) to optimize water flow and reduce drag—sleek racing yachts have different rake angles than sturdy cargo ships, and this ancient design principle still appears in modern computational fluid dynamics.
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