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What is the figure on the front of a ship called?

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What is the figure on the front of a ship called?

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  1. Figurehead


  2. I think it's simply called a figure head, I've always called it that.

  3. a figurehead is on the prow of a ship

  4. Figurehead.

  5. A figurehead on Viking ships.

    The prow, or bow, was

    sometimes tipped with a very

    ornate carving of a snake or

    dragon head, thus earning

    them the nickname “dragon

    ship”. Called a figurehead, the

    ornament was removed while

    at sea. Replacing such a finely

    carved piece would be

    expensive and losing it might

    be a bad omen.

  6. are you referring to the "figurehead"?
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