Definitions for: Prow

[n] front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

Webster (1913) Definition: Prow, n. [F. proue (cf. Sp. & Pg. proa, It. prua), L.
prora, Gr. ?, akin to ? before. See Pro-, and cf. Prore.]
The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the
vessel itself. --Wordsworth.

The floating vessel swum Uplifted, and secure with
beaked prow rode tilting o'er the waves. --Milton.

Prow, n.
See Proa.

Prow, a. [Compar. Prower; superl. Prowest.] [OF.
prou, preu, F. preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be
useful. See Pro-, and cf. Prude.]
Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic] --Tennyson.

The prowest knight that ever field did fight.
--Spenser.

Prow, n. [OE. & OF. prou. See Prow, a.]
Benefit; profit; good; advantage. [Obs.]

That shall be for your hele and for your prow.
--Chaucer.

Synonyms: bow, fore, stem

See Also: front, vessel, watercraft

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