"cutwater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cutwaters [plural]
Etymology: From cut + water. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cut|water}} cut + water Head templates: {{en-noun}} cutwater (plural cutwaters)
  1. (nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (edge of a ship's stem): водорез (vodorez) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tallamar (Catalan), taille-mer [masculine] (French), פּוֹלֵחַ גַּלִּים (poleakh galim) [masculine] (Hebrew), tagliamare [masculine] (Italian), ngongo (Maori), talha-mar [masculine] (Portuguese), водоре́з (vodoréz) [masculine] (Russian), tajamar [masculine] (Spanish), troed torddwr [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cutwater-en-noun-pdyafmsT Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of "edge of a ship's stem": 100 0 0
  2. The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice. Translations (wedge of a bridge-pier): zubi-branka (Basque), ледоре́з (ledoréz) [masculine] (Russian), torddwr [masculine] (Welsh), torddwfr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cutwater-en-noun-jI4Krr6U Disambiguation of 'wedge of a bridge-pier': 1 94 5
  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. Categories (lifeform): Seabirds Translations (bird): водорез (vodorez) [masculine] (Bulgarian), yaadaaʼnézí (Navajo), ножеклю́в (nožekljúv) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cutwater-en-noun-UcZLF6cp Disambiguation of Seabirds: 3 2 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 96 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 21 15 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 4 5 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 5 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 5 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 5 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 5 5 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 5 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 4 5 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 4 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 4 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 3 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 5 6 89 Disambiguation of 'bird': 0 0 100

Inflected forms

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