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prow

1

[ prou ]

noun

  1. the forepart of a ship or boat; bow.
  2. the front end of an airship.
  3. Literary. a ship.


prow

2

[ prou ]

adjective

, Archaic.

prow

/ praʊ /

noun

  1. the bow of a vessel


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Other Words From

  • prowed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prow1

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

Origin of prow2

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prow1

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

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Example Sentences

"It's not heavy and resembles the prow of a ship," Zanotti told The Daily Beast in an email.

Bent on revenge, he turned his boat's prow and swiftly sped towards the craft of the assassin.

There was a candle lit & was incense carried forward & thereafter was ye Holy Rood set at the prow.

The Kings war-host towards land doth lean with its prow beams.

He will be interested, too, in the long war canoe with its carved prow, one of the few now remaining in New Zealand.

Iprúwa pagbutang ang mga karga, Put the cargoes at the prow.

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