adj
Meaning 1
Brave, valiant, gallant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prow
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: /pɹaʊ/
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obsolete: /pɹoʊ/
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rhymes with -aʊ
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CMU ARPABET: P R AW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The front part of a vessel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bow, stem, fore, forestem, prore
Antonyms: stern, aft, poop
noun
Meaning 4
A vessel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of proa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
front part of a vessel or aircraft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bow, fore, stem
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: front
History
Etymology
From Middle English prow, from Old French prou, from Late Latin prode; more at proud.
Variant of Prue.
From Middle French proue, proe, from Ligurian prua, proa, from Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prōîra).
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: dapper — brave, valiant
- Dutch: moedig — brave, valiant
- Armenian: քիթ (kʻitʻ) — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Asturian: proba — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Asturian: proa — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Bulgarian: нос (nos) — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Catalan: proa — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Czech: příď — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Danish: forstavn — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Dutch: voorsteven — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Dutch: boeg — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Esperanto: pruo — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Finnish: keula — fore part of a vessel; bow
- French: proue — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Galician: proa — fore part of a vessel; bow
- German: Bug — fore part of a vessel; bow
- German: Bugüberhang — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Ancient Greek: πρῷρα (prōîra) — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Icelandic: trjóna — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Icelandic: skegg — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Ingrian: esinukka — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Irish: braine — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Irish: gob — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Italian: prua — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Italian: prora — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Latin: prora — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Latin: rostrum — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Māori: ihuwaka — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Norman: d'vant — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Plautdietsch: Bug — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Polish: dziób — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Portuguese: proa — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Romanian: proră — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Romanian: provă — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Russian: нос (nos) — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Scottish Gaelic: toiseach — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Serbo-Croatian: prova — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Serbo-Croatian: прамац — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Serbo-Croatian: pramac — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Slovak: prova — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Slovene: premec — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Spanish: proa — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Swahili: gubeti — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Tagalog: duong — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Tagalog: doong — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Turkish: pruva — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Ukrainian: ніс (nis) — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Vietnamese: mũi — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Volapük: föfastev — fore part of a vessel; bow
- Volapük: föfanaf — fore part of a vessel; bow