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DictionaryprowFront of a vessel
noun

prow

PROW/praʊ/

The forward part of a boat or ship.

The boat’s pointed prow cuts through the water ahead of the hull.

A close three-quarter view of a boat’s pointed front cutting through water, with the prow dominant and the hull extending back behind it.
Etymology
prowGreekbow of a ship

Greek prōira already named the bow of a ship and is related to words meaning “before” or “forward.” The English word preserves that focus on the vessel's front.

In context

Oculus Imperia101:21
even as her armored prow plowed bodily through support vessels in her path a void cast battering ram
The Betrayal at Calth: The Complete History (Warhammer 40,000 & Horus Heresy Lore)

More examples

  • She stands at the prow as the boat approaches shore.
  • Waves splash over the ship’s prow.
  • The fishing boats have brightly painted prows.

Forms

prow · prows

Similar words

bow
The standard nautical term, less literary than prow.
front
A general term for the forward part of anything.