prow

Examples

• All

• The ship was so close now that he could read the name on its prow: M/S Alicante.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Listen, we want you on the prow of that boat.

  The Broadway Melody (1929)

• "And even better up front, on the prow," her companion had maintained.

  Fiction book (1994)

• In the pitch black of the prow, the dolphins have returned.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The princess saw him in the prow, peering before them, studying the flat water in their path.

  Fiction book (1992)

• DeSam climbed out of the boat, lashed its prow to a tree near the shore.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The mist approached the boat's prow and suddenly they were in a strange twilit world, the motor muffled.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The captain stood at the front of the ship, carefully watching the waves crashing against the prow.

• As they sailed through the calm waters, the brilliant sunlight glinted off the prow of the boat.

• The fishermen tied their nets to the prow before heading out to sea at dawn.

Synonyms

B

bow

vsprow

123 4.9

The front part of a ship or plane

is the pointed front part specific to ships and boats

F

fore

vsprow

28 8.3

The front part of a ship or plane

is the specific pointed front rather than the general forward area

S

stem

vsprow

• Specialized

5 8.6

The front part of a boat where the sides meet

is the pointed front, not only the joining area of the sides

P

proa

vsprow

• Archaic

9.9

The front part of a ship

is the common modern word rather than the archaic regional form

F

forebody

vsprow

• Specialized

8.4

The front part of a ship, plane, or other vehicle

is the narrow ship focused pointed front not a general front section

Surface Forms

Etymology