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词汇 prow
释义 prow
noun[ C ]
uk /praʊ/ us /praʊ/
the front part of a boat or ship船头
Synonym
bow
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sternnoun(SHIP)
 
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prow | American Dictionary


prow
noun[ C ]
us/prɑʊ/
the front part of a boat or ship; bow

Examples of prow


prow
It provides, as it were, something more than a figurehead—a prow—behind which the export drive is organised.
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This is not the sort of prows on which is aimed at private enterprise.
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If we continue to put fear at the helm and folly at the prow we shall steer straight for the next war.
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The pulpit is in the shape of a ship's prow, signifying the heritage of that meeting house and its links with the sea.
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The prow of the ferry struck the launch abreast of the funnel.
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I know that statistics can prow, anything.
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The only women that were welcomed on board were figureheads mounted on the prow of the ship.
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The metaphor derives from the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship.
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This is considered good luck, and so they take him on board, lashing him to the prow as a figurehead.
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The prow is the part of the bow above the waterline.
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It can also be used as an icebreaker when fitted with a special reinforced prow.
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Canoe prow symbols represented a metaphorical boat that would take the deceased spirits away to the afterlife.
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It has a characteristic keel design, with a sharp curve right below the top of the prow.
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The memorial is shaped like a ship's prow; the crypt is accessible by two staircases and a lowered square protected by a metal portcullis.
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Between the two faces juts a massive prow.
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