About The Word Prow
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Prow
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What's The Definition Of Prow?
[n] front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Prow: bow | fore | stem Related Terms | Find terms related to Prow: See Also | front | vessel | watercraft Prow In Webster's Dictionary \Prow\, n. [F. proue (cf. Sp. & Pg. proa, It. prua), L.
prora, Gr. ?, akin to ? before. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Prore}.]
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\, n. See {Proa}. \Prow\, a. [Compar. {Prower}; superl. {Prowest}.] [OF. prou, preu, F. preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be useful. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Prude}.] Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic] --Tennyson. The prowest knight that ever field did fight. --Spenser. \Prow\, n. [OE. & OF. prou. See {Prow}, a.] Benefit; profit; good; advantage. [Obs.] That shall be for your hele and for your prow. --Chaucer. |
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