prow
11Prow — The prow is the very most forward part of a ship s bow that cuts through the water. The prow and stem and its surrounding parts of a ship is often used interchangably. It is often depicted in movies with carved figurehead in the form of a mermaid …
12prow — prow1 prowed, adj. /prow/, n. 1. the forepart of a ship or boat; bow. 2. the front end of an airship. 3. Literary. a ship. [1545 55; < MF proue < Upper It (Genoese) prua < L prora < Gk prôira] prow2 /prow/ …
13prow — UK [praʊ] / US noun [countable] Word forms prow : singular prow plural prows mainly literary the front of a ship or boat …
14prow — 1. noun /pɹaʊ/ The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself. We were already rather close in; but I ordered the U 33s prow turned inshore and we crept slowly along, constantly dipping up the water and tasting it to… …
15prow — [16] ‘Being in front’ is the etymological notion that underlies prow. It comes ultimately from Greek próira ‘front of a ship’, which was probably a derivative of Indo European *pro ‘before, in front’. It reached English via Latin prōra and Old… …
16prow — [[t]pra͟ʊ[/t]] prows N COUNT The prow of a ship or boat is the front part of it …
17prow — noun the prow of the skiff Syn: bow(s), stem, front, nose, head, cutwater …
18prow — I [[t]praʊ[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. the forepart of a ship or boat; bow 2) aer. cv a similar projecting forepart, as the nose of an airplane • Etymology: 1545–55; < MF proue < Upper It (Genoese) prua < L prōra < Gk prôira II prow… …
19prow — /praʊ / (say prow) noun 1. the forepart of a ship or boat above the waterline; the bow. 2. Poetic a ship. {French proue, from Italian dialect (Genoese) proa, from Latin prōra, from Greek proira} …
20prow — [16] ‘Being in front’ is the etymological notion that underlies prow. It comes ultimately from Greek próira ‘front of a ship’, which was probably a derivative of Indo European *pro ‘before, in front’. It reached English via Latin prōra and Old… …
