English Explanatory Dictionary

seacock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A valve in the hull of a vessel used to let in water, either to clean the bilges, flood a ballast tank, or scuttle the vessel

Word forms

seacock seacocks

Etymology

From sea + cock.

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