prow

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the forward part of a ship or boat, especially when it projects above the water

   A shell exploded just beyond the prow of the small craft.

2. 2
   noun

   a projecting front part shaped like the prow of a ship

   The observation deck formed a glass prow above the valley.

From Middle English prowe, through Old French proe or proue and a Mediterranean Romance form such as Ligurian prua, from Latin prōra, ultimately Greek prōira, 'the front of a ship.'

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