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Verb
/ˈskəpər/,
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scuppers, plural;
  1. Sink (a ship or its crew) deliberately

  2. Prevent from working or succeeding; thwart
    • - plans for a casino were scuppered by a public inquiry
Noun
  1. A hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck

  2. An outlet in the side of a building for draining water

  1. drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
  2. ambush: wait in hiding to attack
  3. queer: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
  4. 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 within the walls.
  5. A drainage hole on the deck of a ship; A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof; Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle
  6. (Scuppered) Naval Naval slang for Killed. In the days of sail, if a man on deck was washed into the lee scuppers by a heavy sea he was almost certain to sustain at least serious injury.
  7. (Scuppers) An opening on the side rail that allows water to run off the deck.
  8. (scuppers) Gravity fed drain in a boat to allow water to drain out and overboard.
  9. (Scuppers) Originally a series of pipes fitted through the ships side from inside the thicker deck waterway to the topside planking to drain water overboard, larger quantities drained through freeing ports, which were openings in the bulwarks.
  10. (Scuppers) Drains from decks to carry off rain or sea water
  11. (Scuppers) Apertures cut in the bulwarks or waterways to clear the deck of water.
  12. (Scuppers) Deck drainage system
  13. (Scuppers) Drains from the edge of a deck, discharging overboard.
  14. (scuppers) Drain holes and piping; may be located in the deck, toe rail or bulwarks.
  15. (scuppers) Openings in the bulwarks of a ship or boat designed to drain off deck water.
  16. An outlet in the wall of a building or a parapet wall for drainage of water from a flat roof.
  17. An opening in a gutter or parapet system, which prevents ponding.
  18. An opening through the toe rail or gunwale to allow water to drain back into the sea.
  19. An opening through a parapet or façade designed to direct the flow of water out through the face of the gutter rather than through a downspout.
  20. a drainage opening cut flush with the deck of a vessel through the bulwark or bin wall. back
  21. (1) An opening for drainage in a wall, curb or parapet. (2) The drain above a downspout or in a flat roof, usually connected to the downspout.
  22. An opening in the bulwarks of a ship that allow accumulated deck water to flow freely overboard. Crew members regularly hose down open deck areas of the ship (to remove salt water residues or the remains of someone's spilled cola.
  23. (v) - to sink intentionally, damage in a way that dooms
  24. An opening in a deck or cockpit permitting water to drain out.
  25. a water-resistant material, which may be metal or membrane, extending through a wall and its cavities, positioned to direct water entering the top of the wall or cavity to the exterior