Cutwater

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The forward part of a ship's prow.
  • n. The wedge-shaped end of a bridge pier, designed to divide the current and break up ice floes.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The forward curve of the stem of a ship
  • n. the wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
  • n. a black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rhynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.
  • n. 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.
  • n. A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water. Also called false stem.
  • n. The lower portion of the pier of a bridge, formed with an angle or edge directed up the stream, so as more effectually to resist the action of the water, ice, etc.
  • n. The razorbill, or black skimmer, Rhynchops nigra.
    • Word Usage
    "It was deep water, and a slight ripple under what might be termed the cutwater of the tree indicated a movement."
    Variant
    black skimmer    scissorsbill    razorbill    skimmer   
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