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prow

Pronunciation: /pɹaʊ/

The English word “prow” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The front part of a vessel.
  2. A vessel.

adjective

  1. Brave, valiant, gallant.

Etymology

From Middle French proue, proe, from Ligurian prua, proa, from Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prōîra).

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