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

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

^ Dear, I. C. B.; Kemp, Peter, eds. (2006). "cutwater". The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199205684.001.0001. ISBN 9780191727504.