cutwater
111bow — I 1. verb 1) the officers bowed Syn: incline the body, incline the head, nod, salaam, kowtow, curtsy, bob, genuflect 2) the government bowed to foreign pressure Syn: yield to, submit to …
112pier — noun 1) a boat was tied to the pier Syn: jetty, quay, wharf, dock, levee, landing, landing stage 2) the piers of the bridge Syn: support, cutwater, pile, piling, abutment …
113pile — I 1. noun 1) a pile of stones Syn: heap, stack, mound, pyramid, mass, quantity; collection, accumulation, assemblage, store, stockpile, hoard 2) informal I ve got a pile of work to do Syn …
114prow — noun the prow of the skiff Syn: bow(s), stem, front, nose, head, cutwater …
115bobstay — bob•stay [[t]ˈbɒbˌsteɪ[/t]] n. naut. navig. a rope, chain, or rod from the outer end of the bowsprit to the cutwater • Etymology: 1750–60 …
116skeg — [[t]skɛg[/t]] n. 1) navig. a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end 2) naut. navig. an extension of the keel of a small craft, designed to improve steering • Etymology: 1590–1600; < D scheg cutwater …
117bobstay — /ˈbɒbsteɪ/ (say bobstay) noun Nautical a rope, chain, or rod from the outer end of the bowsprit to the cutwater, holding the bowsprit in. {bob1 + stay3} …
118figurehead — /ˈfɪgəhɛd / (say figuhhed) noun 1. a person who is nominally the head of a society, community, etc., but has no real authority or responsibility. 2. Nautical an ornamental figure, as a statue or bust, placed over the cutwater of a ship …
119billethead — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: billet (III) + head 1. : a round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat around which a harpoon line may be run out 2. : a scroll or ornamental carving used in place of a figurehead on a ship * * * /bil… …
120cheek knee — noun : one of the knees worked horizontally above and below the hawseholes in the angle of the bow and cutwater of a ship …
