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- Dictionaryscupper/ˈskʌpə/
noun
- 1. a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck.
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SCUPPER definition: 1. to sink your own ship on purpose 2. to cause something such as a plan or an opportunity to fail…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCUPPER is an opening cut through the bulwarks of a ship so that water falling on deck may flow overboard. How to use scupper in a sentence. Scupper Has Military Origins
scupper in British English. (ˈskʌpə ) noun. 1. nautical. a drain or spout allowing water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard. 2. an opening in the side of a building for draining off water. 3. a drain in a factory floor for running off the water from a sprinkler system.
Scupper definition: 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.. See examples of SCUPPER used in a sentence.
SCUPPER meaning: 1. to sink your own ship on purpose 2. to cause something such as a plan or an opportunity to fail…. Learn more.
1. 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. a drain, closed by one or two flaps, for allowing water from the sprinkler system of a factory or the like to run off a floor of the building to the exterior.
Definitions of scupper. noun. drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard. see more. verb. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. synonyms: endanger, expose, peril, queer. see more. verb. wait in hiding to attack. synonyms: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, waylay. see more. Cite this entry.
