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单词 cutwater
释义 cutwater
 /kut"waw'teuhr, -wot'euhr/,  n.  
  1.  Naut.  
   a. the forward edge of the stem of a vessel, dividing the water as the vessel advances.
   b. 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.
  2.  Civ. Engin.   a sharply pointed upstream face of a bridge pier, for resisting the effects of moving water or ice.
 [1635-45; CUT + WATER]
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