Proa in english
Bow
pronunciation: baʊ part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: baʊ part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
proa = bow.
Example: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.more:
» castillo de proa = forecastle .
Example: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.» cubierta de proa = forecastle ; foredeck .
Example: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'. Example: The coast guard has published photos of the submerged ship resting awkwardly on a sandbank, its foredeck protruding up out of the water.» de popa a proa = from stern to stern .
Example: As twilight fell one of the voyagers paced the deck restlessly from stern to stern.» de proa a popa = from stern to stern .
Example: As twilight fell one of the voyagers paced the deck restlessly from stern to stern.» en dirección de la proa = abaft .
Example: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.» hacia la proa = abaft .
Example: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.» hacia proa = abaft .
Example: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.» mascarón de proa = figurehead .
Example: On July 2, 1834, the figurehead of President Andrew Jackson on the U.S. frigate Constitution was beheaded.