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prow¹ Definition

prow (pro̵u)

adjective

Archaic valiant; brave

Etymology: ME < OFr prou, brave, var. of prud: see proud

prow² Definition

prow (pro̵u)

noun

  1. the forward part of a ship or boat; bow
  2. a part like this, as the nose of an airplane

Etymology: Fr proue, earlier proe < It dial. (Genoese) prua < L prora < Gr prōira, prow: for IE base see province

prow Synonyms

prow

n.

stem, head, bowsprit, fore; see bow 1.

prow Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • ship: This monument represents the prow of a ship, with the prince pointing the way to a group of notable onlookers.
  • boat: The sun deck, accessed through the lounge, is shaped like the prow of a boat.
  • rock: Who Dares Might Win 6m HVS Start at the foot of the arete of the prow of rock.
  • vessel: Mr. Gordon, with the assistance of an oar, vaulted from the prow of the little vessel onto the shore.
  • warship: They grab attention ( remember that image of Greenpeace members in inflatables around the prow of an American warship?
  • ridge: Our Neighborhood Watch is in Upper Norwood - the prow of the first ridge of Glacial Gravel south of the London Clay bowl.

Converse of object

  • overhang: Climb diagonally right to gain the nose of the overhanging prow.
  • jut: Spurred on by the vultures he whipped up the jutting highball prow of J Mascis V7.
  • have: The ship on the left has a concave prow with a projecting forefoot.
  • round: Round the prow of one boat is the smoke from a flare lit to attract the fish.
  • lean: Also done by Gary at V5, the left leaning prow at the right edge of the wall.
  • hang: Takes the obvious hanging prow up its seaward edge.

Adjective modifier

  • prominent: Tony Marr 7 th February 1999 A few meters further right is a prominent square prow.
  • impressive: Pull over the front left corner of the roof to finish up the nose of the impressive prow.
  • blunt: Here the immediate view is of the blunt conical prow of Goatfell's southern ridge.
  • undercut: The Main Edge To the right is a chimney and a prominent undercut prow.
  • sharp: Kayak is carved with sharp pointed prow, short stern and flat base.
  • pointed: Kayak is carved with sharp pointed prow, short stern and flat base.

Noun used with modifier

  • summit: Move up and immediately step left out onto the front face of the summit prow.
  • steel: The cast steel prow is 48 cm thick at its strongest point.
prow Quotes

Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat, And round about the prow she wrote The Lady of Shalott.

—Tennyson

By viewing nature, nature's handmaid art, Makes mighty things from small beginnings grow: Thus fishes first to shipping did impart, Their tail the rudder, and their head the prow.

—Dryden,John