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Cutwater      
·noun The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.
II. Cutwater ·noun A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra);
- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. ·see Skimmer.
III. Cutwater ·noun 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.
cutwater      
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1. the forward edge of a ship's prow.
2. a wedge-shaped projection on the pier of a bridge.