1
: the bow of a ship : stem
2
: a pointed projecting front part
Examples of prow in a Sentence
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The yacht features a sculpture of Sánchez on the prow that includes the symbol for Koru, which symbolizes new beginnings and positive change in a new phase of life.
—Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Koru, the massive boat owned by Bezos, is home to a wooden sculpture that has been said to resemble Sánchez on the prow.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
With a straight prow, stolid cabin top, broad aft deck and crow’s nest, the boat, the Western Flyer, is a throwback to the last century — more reminiscent of a child’s toy bobbing in a bathtub’s choppy water than anything taking to the seas today.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
The Flatiron Building, whose prow has nosed up Broadway across 23rd Street since its completion in 1902, has housed its last office tenant and is going residential, The Real Deal first reported this morning.
—Curbed, 26 Oct. 2023
My room, modeled on a Parisian atelier, featured the prow of an early-20th-century boat jutting from one wall.
—Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2023
Whenever the beach goes underwater and the waves move in, this corner building looks like the prow of a ship lost at sea.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Aircraft carriers, and most other ships, also have sharp prows, the front part of a ship above the waterline.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
Noun
Sometimes used for the prows of ships, Cor-Ten is weathering steel, protected from corrosion, that changes color in the open air.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The yacht features a sculpture of Sánchez on the prow that includes the symbol for Koru, which symbolizes new beginnings and positive change in a new phase of life.
—Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
Koru, the massive boat owned by Bezos, is home to a wooden sculpture that has been said to resemble Sánchez on the prow.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
With a straight prow, stolid cabin top, broad aft deck and crow’s nest, the boat, the Western Flyer, is a throwback to the last century — more reminiscent of a child’s toy bobbing in a bathtub’s choppy water than anything taking to the seas today.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
The Flatiron Building, whose prow has nosed up Broadway across 23rd Street since its completion in 1902, has housed its last office tenant and is going residential, The Real Deal first reported this morning.
—Curbed, 26 Oct. 2023
My room, modeled on a Parisian atelier, featured the prow of an early-20th-century boat jutting from one wall.
—Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2023
Whenever the beach goes underwater and the waves move in, this corner building looks like the prow of a ship lost at sea.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Aircraft carriers, and most other ships, also have sharp prows, the front part of a ship above the waterline.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
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“Prow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prow. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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