Bow-wave
the wave generated on either side of a vessel’s bow by its forward movement through the water.
a type of shock wave formed in front of a body moving at supersonic speed.
Historical Examples
Visual Illusions Matthew Luckiesh
Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916 Karl Spindler
The Ambulance Made Two Trips William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Popular scientific lectures Ernst Mach
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