draining bilges

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• scupper — scupper1 /skup euhr/, n. 1. Naut. a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges. Cf. freeing port. 2. a drain, closed by one or two flaps, for allowing water… …   Universalium

• swill — [[t]swɪ̱l[/t]] swills, swilling, swilled 1) VERB If you swill an alcoholic drink, you drink a lot of it. [V n] A crowd of men were standing around swilling beer. 2) V ERG If a liquid swills around, or if you swill it around, it moves around the… …   English dictionary

• scupper — scup•per [[t]ˈskʌp ər[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. an opening at the edge of a ship s deck that allows accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges 2) bui a drain, closed by one or two flaps, for allowing water from the sprinkler… …   From formal English to slang