Scupper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

wait in hiding to attack

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈʌpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈʌpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈʌpə/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈʌpɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expose waylay bushwhack queer lurk peril ambush endanger ambuscade lie in wait

Parts of Speech

noun	drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
verb	wait in hiding to attack
verb	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

Word Forms

ambush	noun	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
ambusher	noun	an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack
bushwhacker	noun	a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
lurker	noun	someone waiting in concealment
ambuscade	noun	the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
exposure	noun	the state of being vulnerable or exposed
peril	noun	a state of danger involving risk

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Speigatte

Abfluss, der dafür sorgt, dass Wasser vom Deck eines Schiffes über Bord fließen kann

🇫🇷French

saboter

drain qui permet à l'eau présente sur le pont d'un navire de s'écouler par-dessus bord

🇪🇸Spanish

imbornal

Drenaje que permite que el agua de la cubierta de un barco fluya hacia la borda.

🇮🇹Italian

far naufragare

scarico che consente all'acqua presente sul ponte di una nave di defluire fuori bordo

🇳🇱Dutch

spuier

afvoer waardoor water op het dek van een vaartuig overboord kan stromen

🇵🇹Portuguese

embornal

dreno que permite que a água do convés de uma embarcação escorra para o mar

🇷🇺Russian

шпигат

слив, позволяющий воде с палубы судна стекать за борт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तबाह करना

नाली जो जहाज के डेक पर पानी को पानी में बहने देती है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কুপার

ড্রেন যা একটি জাহাজের ডেকের উপর দিয়ে পানি প্রবাহিত করতে দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்கப்பர்

ஒரு கப்பலின் மேல்தளத்தில் உள்ள தண்ணீரை கப்பலில் பாய அனுமதிக்கும் வடிகால்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కప్పర్

ఒక పాత్ర యొక్క డెక్ మీద నీరు ప్రవహించేలా చేసే కాలువ

🇮🇳Marathi

स्कॅपर

निचरा जे जहाजाच्या डेकवरील पाणी ओव्हरबोर्डवर वाहू देते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કેપર

ડ્રેઇન જે જહાજના તૂતક પર પાણીને ઓવરબોર્ડમાં વહેવા દે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕಪ್ಪರ್

ಹಡಗಿನ ಡೆಕ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರು ಅತಿರೇಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹರಿಯುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಡ್ರೈನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്കപ്പർ

ഒരു പാത്രത്തിൻ്റെ ഡെക്കിലെ വെള്ളം ഒഴുകിപ്പോകാൻ അനുവദിക്കുന്ന ഡ്രെയിനേജ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕੂਪਰ

ਨਿਕਾਸ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਂਡੇ ਦੇ ਡੈੱਕ ਉੱਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਓਵਰਬੋਰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਹਿਣ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مارنے والا

نالی جو برتن کے ڈیک پر پانی کو اوپر سے بہنے دیتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

排水沟

允许船舶甲板上的水流到船外的排水沟

🇯🇵Japanese

スカッパー

船舶の甲板上の水を船外に流す排水管

🇰🇷Korean

배수구

선박의 갑판에 있는 물이 배 밖으로 흐르도록 하는 배수구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ thất bại

cống cho phép nước trên boong tàu chảy qua mạn tàu

🇹🇭Thai

สคูปเปอร์

ท่อระบายน้ำที่ทำให้น้ำบนดาดฟ้าเรือไหลลงน้ำได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

membunuh

saluran pembuangan yang memungkinkan air di dek kapal mengalir ke laut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سكوبر

الصرف الذي يسمح للمياه على سطح السفينة بالتدفق إلى الخارج

🇮🇷Persian

قیچی

زهکشی که به آب روی عرشه کشتی اجازه می دهد تا از روی عرشه جریان یابد

🇹🇷Turkish

katletmek

Bir geminin güvertesindeki suyun denize akmasını sağlayan drenaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

חבל

ניקוז המאפשר למים על סיפון כלי לזרום מעל הסיפון

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The primary meaning of 'scupper' is 'drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard'.

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Using 'scupper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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