Word of the Day – Scupper
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Dictionary.com defines scupper as:
noun
Nautical. 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.
Compare freeing port.
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.
any opening in the side of a building, as in a parapet, for draining off rain water.
verb (used with object), British
Military. to overwhelm; surprise and destroy, disable, or massacre.
Informal. to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin; wreck.
Every port and scupper was working to ease the weight of North Atlantic that perpetually fell on board.
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