About The Word Scupper
Learn about the word Scupper to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Scupper definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Scupper
| Scupper Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Scupper?
[n] drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
[v] put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position [v] wait in hiding to attack Synonyms | Synonyms for Scupper: ambuscade | ambush | bushwhack | endanger | expose | lie in wait | lurk | peril | queer | waylay Related Terms | Find terms related to Scupper: See Also | affect | bear on | bear upon | compromise | drain | drainpipe | impact | subject | touch | touch on | wait | waste pipe Scupper In Webster's Dictionary \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps
for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- +
spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.)
An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship,
so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called
also {scupper hole}.
{Scupper hose} (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc.,
attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a
vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten.
{Scupper nail} (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for
securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.
{Scupper plug} (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Pangea ‐ (plate tectonic theory) a hypothetical continent including all…
- Metier ‐ an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law…
- Specifier ‐ someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining…
- Chordospartium ‐ 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom;…
- Ethnology ‐ the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind…
- Reversionary ‐ of or relating to or involving a reversion (especially a legal…
- Woolley ‐ English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur…
- Plexus pulmonalis ‐ one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in…
- Daboecia ‐ a dicotyledonous genus of the family…
- Mismarry ‐ marry an…