English Dictionary

cutwater

noun

(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship. / The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.

The cutwater of the ship was designed to reduce resistance in the water.

意味（1）

(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.

For two hours we laboured, Mahomed, Job, and I, who was supposed to be strong enough to pull against the two of them, on the bank, while Leo sat in the bow of the boat, and brushed away the weeds which collected round the cutwater with Mahomed's sword.

意味（2）

The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.

意味（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.