Prow

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Prow

The prow is the very most forward part of a ship

Ship

A ship is a large watercraft that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the ferry or cargo ships, fishing, cruise ship, Coast guard, and warship....
's bow

Bow (ship)

The bow is a List of nautical terms that refers to the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is most forward when the vessel is underway....
that cuts through the water. The prow and stem

Stem (ship)

The stem is the very most forward part of a boat or ship's Bow and is an extension of the keel itself and curves up to the wale of the boat....
and its surrounding parts of a ship is often used interchangeably. It is often depicted in movies with carved figurehead in the form of a mermaid

Mermaid

A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature that is half human , half aquatic creature .Various cultures throughout the world have similar figures....
, a woman in 19th-century dress, or other similar figure. The prow is the part of the bow above the waterline. In old naval

Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions....
parlance, the prow applied to the battery of guns placed in the fore gun-deck

Gun deck

The term gun deck originally referred to a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides. However, on many smaller vessels such as frigates and unrated vessels the upper deck, forecastle and quarterdeck bore all of the cannons but were not referred to as the gun deck....
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"Prow" may also refer to a pointed projecting front part of other travelling objects, such as a racing skate, airplane or chariot

Chariot

The chariot is the earliest and simplest type of carriage, used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. Chariots were built in Mesopotamia by the Mesopotamians as early as 3000 BC and in China during the 2nd millennium BC....
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