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prore

prore noun: the front part of a ship.

Noun

prore (plural prores)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) The front part of a ship.
    • These in twelve galleys with vermilion prores
      Beneath his conduct sought the Phrygian shores..1715, Homer, “Book II”, in Alexander Pope, transl., The Iliad of Homer, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC
    • As the tall ship, whose lofty prore / Shall never stem the billows more […]!1810, The Lady of the Lake, Walter Scott, 6.XIII
    Synonyms:
    bow, stem, forestem, prow
    Antonyms:
    stern, aft, poop

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Forms of prore

pluralprores

Origin of prore

From Latin prora (“prow”). Doublet of prow.

Questions about prore

What does prore mean?
Prore means the front part of a ship.
What part of speech is prore?
Prore is a noun.
What is the plural of prore?
The plural of prore is prores.

Words near prore in the dictionary

  1. proraters
  2. prorates
  3. prorating
  4. proration
  5. prorations
  6. prore
  7. prorebel
  8. prorecall
  9. prorecognition
  10. proreconciliation
  11. prorecovery

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