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prow

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[ prou ]
/ praʊ /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR prow

noun

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

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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

Words nearby prow

provost, provost court, provost guard, provost marshal, provost sergeant, prow, prowar, prowess, prowfish, prowl, prowl car

Definition for prow (2 of 2)

prow2
[ prou ]
/ praʊ /

adjective Archaic.

valiant.

Origin of prow

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

head, fore, stem, bowsprit

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British Dictionary definitions for prow

prow
/ (praʊ) /

noun

the bow of a vessel

Word Origin for prow

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