"seacock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seacocks [plural]
Etymology: sea + cock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sea|cock|id2=plumbing valve}} sea + cock Head templates: {{en-noun}} seacock (plural seacocks)
  1. (nautical) 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 Categories (topical): Nautical Hypernyms: cock Coordinate_terms: bibcock, petcock, sillcock, stopcock
    Sense id: en-seacock-en-noun-uhpVxSXq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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Download JSON data for seacock meaning in English (1.4kB)

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