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 5 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: prow noun: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" [syn: {bow}, {fore}, {stem}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Prow \Prow\, noun [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. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Prow \Prow\, noun See {Proa}. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Prow \Prow\, adjective [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. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Prow \Prow\, noun [OE. & OF. prou. See {Prow}, adjective] Benefit; profit; good; advantage. [Obs.] That shall be for your hele and for your prow. --Chaucer. | |||
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