noun the fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.
2. cutwater ·noun a sea bird of the atlantic (rhynchops nigra);
called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. ·see skimmer.
3. cutwater ·noun 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.