prow

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[ prou ]
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noun
  1. the forepart of a ship or boat; bow.

  2. the front end of an airship.

  1. Literary. a ship.

Origin of prow

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1545–55; <Middle French proue<Upper Italian (Genoese ) prua<Latin prōra<Greek prôira

Other words from prow

  • prowed, adjective

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Other definitions for prow (2 of 2)

prow2
[ prou ]

adjectiveArchaic.

Origin of prow

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1350–1400; Middle English <Old French prou<Vulgar Latin *prōdis.See proud

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British Dictionary definitions for prow

prow

/ (praʊ) /


noun
  1. the bow of a vessel

Origin of prow

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C16: from Old French proue, from Latin prora, from Greek prōra; related to Latin pro in front

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