between wind and water

prepositional phrase

In that part of a ship's side or bottom which is frequently brought above water by the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's surface.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. nauticalIn that part of a ship's side or bottom which is frequently brought above water by the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's surface.
  2. broadlycolloquialAt the vulnerable part or point of anything.
  3. broadlycolloquialeuphemisticAt a person's crotch (i.e. between the sources of flatulence and urine).
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APA

between wind and water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20wind%20and%20water

MLA

“between wind and water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20wind%20and%20water. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “between wind and water,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/between%20wind%20and%20water.

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