Meaning

2 senses
  1. The front part of a vessel.

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    front part of a vessel or aircraft

  2. A vessel.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Triangular shapes jut from the building, and a prow dangles over a busy downtown street.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
fore part of a vessel; bow:
Русский
By meaning 1
fore part of a vessel; bow:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fore part of a vessel; bow:

Origin

From Middle French proue, proe, from Ligurian prua, proa, from Latin prōra, from Ancient G

From Middle French proue, proe, from Ligurian prua, proa, from Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prōîra).

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Forms

plural: prows
Singularprow
Pluralprows

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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