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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
.