prow
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In the book’s moving final pages, the mouse faces down the oncoming waves with all the fierceness of a captain at the prow of her ship.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
They show the prow of a wooden ship, encrusted with marine life, a few bronze cannons scattered across the sand, and blue-and-white porcelain and gold coins shining on the ocean floor.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024
A shoulder bag with a disposable diaper, baby bottle and infant shoes sits on one prow alongside tins of anchovies and tuna from Tunisia and many plastic sandals.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
The composition looked like the prow of a ship moving steadily ahead through water.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2022
The next piece of paper was another drawing, a close- up of the prow of the ship, which read Kraken.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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