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The '''prow''' is the very most forward part of a [[ship]]'s<!--can it also apply to boats, rowboats, sailboats, sailing ships, yachts, etc?--> [[bow]] that cuts through the water. The prow and [[stem (ship)|stem]] and its surrounding parts of a ship is often used interchangably. It is often depicted in movies with carved [[figurehead]] in the form of a [[mermaid]], a woman in 19th-century dress, or other similar figure. The prow is the part of the [[Bow (ship)|bow]] above the waterline. In old [[Navy|naval]] [[parlance]], the prow applied to the battery of guns placed in the fore [[Gun deck|gun-deck]].
"Prow" may also refer to a pointed projecting front part of other travelling objects, such as a racing skate, airplane or [[chariot]].
<!--In maritime terminology, "prow" also describes a small version of accommodation ladder used for boarding and disembarking a vessel. This is more commonly known as a "brow."
:I have not been able to validate this. Such a definition does not exist in United States Navy, Basic Military Requirements, NAVEDTRA 14325 (http://compass.seacadets.org/pdf/nrtc/bmr/14325.pdf), which defines "brow" as "the Navy term for gangplank".?-->
==See also==
*[[Glossary of nautical terms]]
[[Category:Ship construction]]
{{Water-stub}}