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The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

• Waterfowl
  Any bird that frequents the water, or lives about rivers, lakes, etc., or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl; -- used also collectively.
• Water soldier
  An aquatic European plant (Stratiotes aloides) with bayonet-shaped leaves.
• Water gruel
  A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned.
• Water thermometer
  A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about 39¡ Fahr., or 4¡ Centigrade; and from that point down to 32¡ Fahr., or 0¡ Centigrade, or the
• WATERINCH
  Same as Inch of water, under Water.
• Quarterly
  Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons.
• Water joint
  A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints.
• Water vine
  Any plant of the genus Phytocrene, climbing shrubs of Asia and Africa, the stems of which are singularly porous, and when cut stream with a limpid potable juice.
• WATERMEADOW
  A meadow, or piece of low, flat land, capable of being kept in a state of fertility by being overflowed with water from some adjoining river or stream.
• Water aloe
  See Water soldier.
• Water locust
  A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.
• WATEROPOSSUM
  See Yapock, and the Note under Opossum.
• Water blackbird
  The European water ousel, or dipper.
• Water monitor
  A very large lizard (Varanaus salvator) native of India. It frequents the borders of streams and swims actively. It becomes five or six feet long. Called also two-banded monitor, and kabaragoya. The name is also applied to other aquatic monitors.
• WATERBATTERY
  A voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is water. 2. (Mil.)
• WATERPOA
  Meadow reed grass. See under Reed.
• Water carriage
  Transportation or conveyance by water; means of transporting by water.
• Water piet
  The water ousel.

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