prow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun front part of a vessel or aircraft
    stem; fore; bow.
    • he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line

WordNet

Prow noun
Etymology
F. proue (cf. Sp. & Pg. proa, It. prua), L. prora, Gr. , akin to before. See Pro-, and cf. Prore.
Definitions
  1. The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself. Wordsworth.
    The floating vessel swum Uplifted, and secure with beaked prow rode tilting o'er the waves. Milton.
Prow noun
Definitions
  1. See Proa.
Prow adjective
Etymology
OF.prou, preu, F. preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be useful. See Pro-, and cf. Prude.
Wordforms
comparative Prower ; superlative Prowest
Definitions
  1. Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. Archaic Tennyson.
    The prowest knight that ever field did fight. Spenser.
Prow noun
Etymology
OE. & OF. prou. See Prow, a.
Definitions
  1. Benefit; profit; good; advantage. Obs.
    That shall be for your hele and for your prow. Chaucer.

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