n. (Naut.) 1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer. [ 1913 Webster ]
[みずきり, mizukiri](n, vs) (1) drainer; strainer; colander; (2) cutwater; forefoot; flashing; throating; (3) (playing) ducks and drakes; stone skipping; skipping rocks; (4) snipping the stem of a cut flower without raising it out of water[Add to Longdo]