Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Pród-a, s. f. dim. Pród-icélla,
1. shore, side, bank of a river. Approdare alla —, to come on shore, to land; 2. side, edge, brim, brink; 3. prow, the fore part of a ship. Dirizzar la — verso qualche luogo, to steer one's course towards some place.
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proda: the prow, the fore-part, the foredecke, or forecastle of a Ship, or Gallie. Also the side, shore, or banke of a riuer.