PROW


Meaning of PROW in English

/ praʊ; NAmE / noun

( formal or literary ) the pointed front part of a ship or boat

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Old French proue , from Provençal proa , probably via Latin from Greek prōira , from a base represented by Latin pro in front.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.