Prow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

front part of a vessel or aircraft

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈaʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈaʊ/.

Examples

he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bow fore stem

Parts of Speech

noun	front part of a vessel or aircraft “he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bug

vorderer Teil eines Schiffes oder Flugzeugs

🇫🇷French

proue

partie avant d'un navire ou d'un avion

🇪🇸Spanish

proa

parte delantera de un barco o avión

🇮🇹Italian

prua

parte anteriore di una nave o di un aereo

🇳🇱Dutch

boeg

voorste deel van een schip of vliegtuig

🇵🇹Portuguese

proa

parte frontal de uma embarcação ou aeronave

🇷🇺Russian

нос

передняя часть судна или самолета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माथा

किसी जहाज या विमान का अगला भाग

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রমাণ

একটি জাহাজ বা বিমানের সামনের অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

புருவம்

ஒரு கப்பல் அல்லது விமானத்தின் முன் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రవక్త

ఓడ లేదా విమానం ముందు భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

पराक्रम

जहाज किंवा विमानाचा पुढचा भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાબિતી

જહાજ અથવા વિમાનનો આગળનો ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೌ

ಹಡಗು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಮಾನದ ಮುಂಭಾಗದ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൗഢി

ഒരു കപ്പലിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിമാനത്തിൻ്റെ മുൻഭാഗം

🇵🇰Urdu

پروا

جہاز یا ہوائی جہاز کا اگلا حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

船头

船只或飞机的前部

🇯🇵Japanese

船首

船舶または航空機の前部

🇰🇷Korean

뱃머리

선박이나 항공기의 앞부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mũi tàu

phần trước của tàu hoặc máy bay

🇹🇭Thai

หัวเรือ

ส่วนหน้าของเรือหรือเครื่องบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

haluan kapal

bagian depan kapal atau pesawat terbang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقدمة المركب

الجزء الأمامي من السفينة أو الطائرة

🇮🇷Persian

پیشروی

قسمت جلویی یک کشتی یا هواپیما

🇹🇷Turkish

pruva

bir geminin veya uçağın ön kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַרטוֹם

חלק קדמי של כלי שיט או מטוס

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The primary meaning of 'prow' is 'front part of a vessel or aircraft'.

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