cutwater

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Etymology

cut +‎ water

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.

Translations

edge of a ship's stem

• Bulgarian: водорез (bg) (vodorez) m

• Maori: ngongo (mi)
• Russian: водорез (ru) (vodoréz) m

wedge of a bridge-pier

• Russian: ледорез (ru) (ledoréz) m

bird

• Bulgarian: водорез (bg) (vodorez) m
• Navajo: yaadaaʼnézí

• Russian: ножеклюв (ru) (nožekljúv) m