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单词 seacock
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seacock

[ see-kok ]
/ ˈsiˌkɒk /

noun Nautical.

a valve in the hull of a vessel for admitting outside water into some part of the hull, as a ballast tank.
Also called sea connection.

Origin of seacock

First recorded in 1660–70; sea + cock1

Words nearby seacock

sea canary, sea captain, sea change, sea chest, seacoast, seacock, sea cow, sea crayfish, sea cucumber, sea dahlia, sea devil
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Example sentences from the Web for seacock

  • The fireroom is full of water; but it looks to me as though a seacock had been opened.

    Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for seacock

seacock
/ (ˈsiːˌkɒk) /

noun

nautical a valve in the hull of a vessel below the water line for admitting sea water or for pumping out bilge water
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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