prow
noun
[ praʊ ]
• the pointed front part of a ship; the bow.
Similar:
bow,
bows,
stem,
fore,
forepart,
front,
head,
nose,
cutwater,
sharp end,
fore-end,
stem-post,
beak,
beakhead,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Old French proue, from Provençal proa, probably via Latin from Greek prōira, from a base represented by Latin pro ‘in front’.
