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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prow1 /praʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Termsthe front part of a ship or boat;
bow. - Aeronautics, a similar front part that sticks out, as the nose of an airplane.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prow1 (prou),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe forepart of a ship or boat;
bow. - Aeronauticsthe front end of an airship.
- [Literary.]a ship.
- Greek prôira
- Latin prōra
- Upper Italian (Genoese) prua
- Middle French proue
- 1545–55
- valiant.
- Vulgar Latin *prōdis. See proud
- Old French prou
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prow /praʊ/ n - the bow of a vessel
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French proue, from Latin prora, from Greek prōra; related to Latin pro in front |