Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cutwater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: cut-wa-ter
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The forward curve of the stem of a ship.

noun

The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"For two hours we laboured, Mahomed, Job, and I, who was supposed to be strong enough to pull against the two of them, on the bank, while Leo sat in the bow of the boat, and brushed away the weeds which collected round the cutwater with Mahomed's sword."
"TARKA became one with the river, finding his course among the slimy stones so that his back was always covered. He rose beside the middle pier, whose cutwater was hidden by a faggot of flood sticks. Under the sticks was dimness, streaked and blurred with sunlight. Tarka hid and listened."

Etymology

From cut + water.

Inflected Forms

cutwaters (plural)

Questions

What does cutwater mean?: The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
Where does cutwater come from?: From cut + water.

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