Definition of prow Prow

/pɹawˈ/ - [praw] - prow

We found 11 definitions of prow from 7 different sources.

What does prow mean?

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Noun
prow - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
		bow, fore, stem
		front the side that is seen or that goes first

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Wiktionary

prow (Noun)
The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself.
prow (Adjective)
Brave, valiant, gallant. Merriam Webster’s Online Dictionary – prow.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

prow (n.)
The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself.
prow (n.)
See Proa.
prow (superl.)
Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous.
prow (a.)
Benefit; profit; good; advantage.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

prow
prow, n. the forepart of a ship: the bow or beak. [Fr. proue (It. prua)—L. prora—Gr. prōra, a prow—pro, before.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

prow
proue (pros, Lat.) a name given by seamen to the beak, or pointed cut-water of a polacre, xebeck, or galley. The upper-part of the prow, in those vessels, is usually furnished with a grating-platform for the convenience of the seamen who walk out to perform whatever is necessary about the sails or rigging on the bowsprit.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

prow
Generally means the foremost end of a vessel. Also, a name for the beak of a xebec or felucca.

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prow, noun, singular of prows.
prow, adjective.

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