Cutwater /(kŭt"wa̤`tẽr)/

Cut·wa·ter

Cutwater

n.
  1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water. (Naut.)
  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 sharpened upper end of the pier itself.
  3. A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer. (Zool.)