Look up: Cut-Water


  1. Cut-Water
    The cut-water is the sharp part of the bow of a ship, so called because it cuts or divides the water.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RCA.HTM

  2. Cutwater
    Cut'wa`ter (kŭt'wa`tẽr) noun (Nautical) 1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water. 2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order be...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/208

  3. Cutwater
    • (n.) A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer. • (n.) The fore part of a ship`s prow, which cuts the water. • (n.) A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge direct...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cutwater/

  4. cutwater
    (from the article `bridge`) ...270 metres (900 feet) long, has three tiers of semicircular arches, with the top tier rising more than 45 metres (150 feet) above the river. The ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/172

  5. Cutwater
    Directs the pumped liquid to the discharge piping.
    Found op http://www.mcnallyinstitute.com/Charts/Glossary-html/Glossary_C.html

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