la prua

bow, front of a boat or ship

ˈp r u . a
noun · feminine Rare #40,956
bow, front of a boat or ship
IT: La prua della barca punta verso la riva.
EN: The bow of the boat is pointing toward the shore.

Prua verso le onde!

Bow to the waves!

— Ponyo sulla scogliera (2008)

Ivan, tieni la prua verso l'onda, testone!

Ivan, keep the bow pointed into the wave, you blockhead!

— Il ritorno (2003)

Prua a dritta!

Bow to starboard!

— Avatar: Fuoco e Cenere (2025)

Cominciai da prua, controllando una cosa dopo l’altra.

I started at the bow, checking one thing after another.