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单词 prow
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
prow1 /praʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe front part of a ship or boat;
    bow.
  2. Aeronautics, a similar front part that sticks out, as the nose of an airplane.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
prow1  (prou),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe forepart of a ship or boat;
    bow.
  2. Aeronauticsthe front end of an airship.
  3. [Literary.]a ship.
  • Greek prôira
  • Latin prōra
  • Upper Italian (Genoese) prua
  • Middle French proue
  • 1545–55
prowed, adj. 

prow2  (prou),USA pronunciation adj. [Archaic.]
  1. valiant.
  • Vulgar Latin *prōdis. See proud
  • Old French prou
  • Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prow /praʊ/ n
  1. the bow of a vessel
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French proue, from Latin prora, from Greek prōra; related to Latin pro in front
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