scupper drain

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• Scupper — A scupper is an opening in the side walls of an open air structure, for purposes of draining water. They are usually placed at or near ground level, and allow rain or liquids to flow off of the side of the open air structure, instead of pooling… …   Wikipedia

• drain — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, ablation, abrade, abridge, absorb, absorption, abstract, abuse, achromatize, acquire, air dry, anhydrate, assimilate, assimilation, attrition, bake, bankrupt, bate, bereave, blackmail, blanch, bleach,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• 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

• 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

• scupper — I. noun Etymology: Middle English skopper (in compounds), perhaps from Anglo French *escopoir, from escopir to spit out Date: 15th century 1. an opening cut through the bulwarks of a ship so that water falling on deck may flow overboard 2. an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scupper — 1. noun /ˈskʌp.ə,ˈskʌp.ɚ/ a) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. b) A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof. 2 …   Wiktionary

• scupper — hole allowing water to drain from ship’s deck Nautical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

• scupper — A recess around the filler neck of an aircraft fuel tank meant to collect any spilled fuel during servicing. This fuel is drained to the ground through a drain line rather than flowed into the aircraft structure …   Aviation dictionary

• leak — n 1. hole, opening, vent, scupper, drain, mouth, orifice, aperture, egress; puncture, perforation, cut, incision, split, gash, scotch, rent, slit, slot; gap, space, rift, break; fault, flaw, nick, notch; fissure, cleft, crevasse, crevice, cranny …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• orifice — n opening, hole, vent, outlet, venthole; window, hatch, hatchway, scuttle, Naut. booby hatch, gate, door, portal, Naut. scupper; drain, exhaust, spout, tap; gap, space, breach, break, check, leak, cleft, slot, slit, sissure, cranny, fissure, gash …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• waste pipe — noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away • Syn: ↑drain, ↑drainpipe • Derivationally related forms: ↑drain (for: ↑drain) • Hypernyms: ↑pipe, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary