Razorbill

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
     (a) A species of auk ({Alca torda}) common in the Arctic
         seas. See {Auk}, and Illust. in Appendix.
     (b) See {Cutwater}, 3.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cutwater \Cut"wa`ter\ (k[u^]t"w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.)
     1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.
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     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.
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     3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic ({Rhynchops nigra}); --
        called also {black skimmer}, {scissorsbill}, and
        {razorbill}. See {Skimmer}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  razorbill
       n : black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed
           sharp-edged bill [syn: {razor-billed auk}, {Alca torda}]