"between wind and water" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} between wind and water, {{en-prep phrase}} between wind and water
  1. (nautical) In that part of a ship's side or bottom which is frequently brought above water by the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's surface. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-between_wind_and_water-en-prep_phrase-At43jAOZ Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (colloquial, by extension) At the vulnerable part or point of anything. Tags: broadly, colloquial
    Sense id: en-between_wind_and_water-en-prep_phrase-VD6CHJYH
  3. (colloquial, euphemistic, by extension) At a person's crotch (i.e. between the sources of flatulence and urine). Tags: broadly, colloquial, euphemistic
    Sense id: en-between_wind_and_water-en-prep_phrase-ioIYBQDK Categories (other): English euphemisms

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