PROW Meaning of PROW in English [ praʊ ]■ noun the pointed front part of a ship; the bow.OriginC16: from OFr. proue , from Provençal proa , prob. via L. from Gk prōira , from a base represented by L. pro 'in front'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004