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cut·water (-wôt′ər)

noun

  1. the forward edge of a ship's stem at and below the waterline
  2. the angular edge of the pier of a bridge, facing upstream

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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