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- noun Alternative spelling of
bow shock .
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Examples
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October 29th, 2009A bowshock forms around the Arex I-X rocket.
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Battlequeen is hitting the bowshock of the ion storm now—
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Enterprise and Intrepid dove into the star's corona together; Intrepid shook hugely as she first hit the star's bowshock at multiples of the speed of light, then created another of her own, trailing jointly behind her and Enterprise.
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That lad behind us isn't taking no for an answer; he's come through the far side of the bowshock and he's accelerating again.
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Battlequeen is hitting the bowshock of the ion storm now—
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That lad behind us isn't taking no for an answer; he's come through the far side of the bowshock and he's accelerating again.
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Battlequeen is hitting the bowshock of the ion storm now—
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Battlequeen is hitting the bowshock of the ion storm now—
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Enterprise and Intrepid dove into the star's corona together; Intrepid shook hugely as she first hit the star's bowshock at multiples of the speed of light, then created another of her own, trailing jointly behind her and Enterprise.
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That lad behind us isn't taking no for an answer; he's come through the far side of the bowshock and he's accelerating again.
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