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prow¹

  • /pɹaʊ/ UK, US
  • /pɹoʊ/ obsolete

Rhymes with -aʊ

Where it comes from

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

noun prows

  1. The front part of a vessel. The floating vessel swum / Uplifted, and secure with beaked prow / rode tilting o'er the waves.

    Similar: bow, stem, fore, forestem, prore · Opposite: stern, aft, poop

  2. A vessel.

prow²

  • /pɹaʊ/ UK, US
  • /pɹoʊ/ obsolete

Rhymes with -aʊ

Where it comes from

From Middle English prow, from Old French prou, from Late Latin prode; more at proud.

adjective prower · prowest

  1. archaic Brave, valiant, gallant. For they be two the prowest knights on ground, / And oft approu’d in many hard assay […]

prow³

  • /pɹaʊ/ UK, US
  • /pɹoʊ/ obsolete

Rhymes with -aʊ

noun prows

  1. alternative Alternative form of proa

Prow⁴

Where it comes from

Variant of Prue.

proper noun Prows

  1. A surname.

Translations

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noun fore part of a vessel; bow

Españolproa
Kiswahiligubeti
Portuguêsproa
Françaisproue
DeutschBug, Bugüberhang
Italianoprua, prora
Românăproră, provă
Русскийнос nos
Tiếng Việtmũi

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@misc{prow_2026,
  title = {prow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}