scupper
scupper · scuppers
шпигат, дренажное отверстие
Speigat, Speigatt
A drainage hole on the deck of a shipA drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
UK/ˈskʌpə/US/ˈskʌpɚ/
» The plan was scuppered.
Das Vorhaben wurde vereitelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 sensesA drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
Speigat, Speigatt
шпига́тšpigát
A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.
дренажное отве́рстиеotvérstije
drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
Examples
1 sentencesThe plan was scuppered.
deDas Vorhaben wurde vereitelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
nautical: drainage hole:
architecture: drainage hole in a wall or parapet:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
nautical: drainage hole:
Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English scope (“scoop”) or Dutch schop (“shovel”) + -er; orUncertain. Perhaps from Middle English scope (“scoop”) or Dutch schop (“shovel”) + -er; or from Dutch scheppen (“to draw off”).
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