Forward side of the stem. On small craft, a deep stem.
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• (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 directed up stream, in order better to resist the action...
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(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 ...
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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 better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the...
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Directs the pumped liquid to the discharge piping.
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· the forward edge of the stem of a vessel, dividing the water as the vessel advances. · a vertical timber construction set forward of and following the stem of a wooden vessel below the water line, usually curving forward above the water line to support a beak-head or figurehead.
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