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Webster 1913 Edition


Cutwater

Cut′waˊter

(kŭt′wa̤ˊtẽr)
,
Noun.
(Naut.)
1.
The fore part of a ship’s prow, which cuts the water.
2.
A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself.
3.
(Zool.)
A sea bird of the Atlantic (
Rhynchops nigra
); – called also
black skimmer
,
scissorsbill
, and
razorbill
. See
Skimmer
.

Definition 2024


cutwater

cutwater

English

A cutwater bracket on the bow of a Minorcan canoe.

Wikispecies

Noun

cutwater (plural cutwaters)

  1. (nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship
  2. The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
  3. A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.

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