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Cutwater

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A cutwater is the forward part of the prow or stem of a watercraft around the waterline.^[1] Its purpose is to break the surface tension of the water ahead and make the vessel move through more easily.

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Thumb — Cutwater of the barque Parma, photograph by Alan Villiers, 1932-33.

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