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Webster 1913 Edition

Proa

Pro′a

,
Noun.
[Malay
prā
[GREEK], pr
āh[GREEK]
.]
(Naut.)
A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago, having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It has been called the
flying proa
, and is the swiftest sailing craft known.

Webster 1828 Edition

Proa

PRO'A

,
Noun.
Flying proa, a vessel used in the south seas, with the head and stern exactly alike,but with the sides differently formed. That which is intended for the lee side is flat, the other rounding. To prevent oversetting, the vessel is furnished with a frame extended from the windward side, called an out-rigger.

Definition 2024

proa

proa

English

Alternative forms

Noun

proa ‎(plural proas)

  1. (nautical) A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.
    • 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XXII,
      I noticed that on the sea were numerous fantastically shaped canoes—or rather boats—like Malay proas, or the canoes used by many of the South Sea islanders.

Translations

Asturian

Noun

proa f ‎(plural proes)

  1. Alternative form of proba

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin prora, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα ‎(prôira).

Noun

proa f ‎(plural proes)

  1. prow, bow (front part of a ship)

Antonyms

French

Noun

proa m ‎(plural proas)

  1. Alternative spelling of prao

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From Latin prora, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα ‎(prôira).

Noun

proa f ‎(plural proas)

  1. bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)

Antonyms

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin proba.

Noun

proa f ‎(plural [please provide])

  1. test, experiment
  2. proof

Portuguese

proa

Etymology

From Latin prora, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα ‎(prôira), related to pro ‎(“beginning, forward”). Compare Spanish proa, French proue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈproɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧a

Noun

proa f (plural proas)

  1. (nautical) bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From prora, from Latin prora, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα ‎(prôira), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *por-.

Noun

proa f ‎(plural proas)

  1. (nautical) bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)

Antonyms

Etymology

From Malay perahu.

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