prow

1 of 2

adjective

archaic

prow

2 of 2

noun

ˈprau̇ How to pronounce prow (audio)
 archaic  ˈprō
1
: the bow of a ship : stem
2
: a pointed projecting front part

Examples of prow in a Sentence

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Noun
So long as the pirates had their prows pointed in the right direction, their work was good for business. Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024 The vaguely hallucinatory near-consensus formed that Harris, little more than a gaffe-prone afterthought for most of the Biden Presidency, was now perhaps the prow of the Republic’s ship. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024 The 1,400-square-foot house, on a rocky bluff jutting into Carmel Bay, has a hexagonal living room and stone masonry walls shaped like a ship’s prow cutting through the waves. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024 Jonathan Gitlin The surround to the Acura diamond prow is illuminated. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for prow 

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Anglo-French pru, prou — more at proud

Noun

Middle French proue, probably from Old Italian dialect prua, from Latin prora, from Greek prōira

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of prow was in the 14th century

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“Prow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prow. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

prow

noun
ˈprau̇
: the bow of a ship

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