between wind and water

English

Prepositional phrase

between wind and water

  1. (nautical) 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.
  2. (colloquial, by extension) At the vulnerable part or point of anything.
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