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Prost

Prost

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A French last name, for example the racing driver Alain Prost
  • proper noun
: Prost
  • At the French Grand Prix, Prost showcased his skills by taking the lead early in the race.
  • Alain Prost

Examples

  • But we can't have fights over ruling as we saw during the Senna-Prost-Balestre era.

    Blog text (27)
  • And when he wasn't winning in a McLaren, Prost was—in a McLaren.

    Blog text (10)
  • "But it was Prost's incredible rivalry with Senna that has come to define his career.

    Blog text (28)
  • As Prost made Senna faster, tougher, and greater, hopefully Wilson and Medina can have the same kind of rivalry.

    Blog text (28)
  • Lyautey chose Henri Prost to lead the urban design initiative in Morocco, particularly the ambitious program for the construction.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Although I have to point out that the cars of the Senna/Prost era compared to today's era are totally incomparable.

    Blog text (10)
  • I'm just a kid and I'm on the track with my idols, Senna, Mansell, Prost.

  • That was where Hans met Kristof Prost, Willy Graff, and Alexander Schmorrell.

  • Alain Prost, a legendary Formula One driver, is known for his record 51 race wins.

  • In the fierce rivalry between Ayrton Senna and Prost, both drivers pushed the limits of racing.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Prost is a French family name that comes from an old word for a 'church officer' and is like the English word provost. So Prost originally named someone with that job and later became a family name.