prow
1[ prou ]
/ praʊ /
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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
11545–55; <Middle French proue<Upper Italian (Genoese ) prua<Latin prōra<Greek prôira
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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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