Definition of Between wind and water
(Naut.)
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
.
Hence
,
colloquially
, (
as
an
injury
to
that
part
of
a
vessel
,
in
an
engagement
,
is
particularly
dangerous
)
the
vulnerable
part
or
point
of
anything
.
See also:
Wind
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