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# prow

noun (prows)

«prow» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The prow is the front end of a boat or ship, the part that points forward through the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prow/#m1)

### In the lessons

in sea tales, the front of a ship where a hook or rope is fixed, or where a person stands to watch the way ahead

### Examples

- He tied the rope to the prow of the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prow/#x1)
- The sailor stood at the prow and looked for land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prow/#x2)
- The ship's prow cut through the waves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prow/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prow.html) on Mova free.