(1) The after end of a vessel; the farthest distant part from the bow. (2) The bow frame forming the apex of the intersection of the forward sides of a ship. It is rigidly connected at the lower end to the keel.
(1) Isiphetho esingasemva senqanawe, eyona ndawo inomgama omde kakhulu ukusuka kwisaphetha. (2) Isakhelo sesaphetha esenza ukunqamleza kwamacala angaphambili encopho enqanawe. Idityaniswe ngokuqinileyo kwisiphetho esisezantsi sesiseko senqanawe.