scupper
noun
a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.
scuppers
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present tense formof scupper (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"They might have wanted to have children and it scuppers the life choices they thought they could make."
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2022
French leaders have been scathing of the deal that scuppers a contract with France to build 12 conventional diesel-electric submarines for Australia.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
At the same time, dead fish and debris clogged the ship’s scuppers, trapping on board the water that should have drained off.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2019
The nearby gargoyle scuppers are a little older, having been installed in 1856.
From The New Yorker ● May 13, 2019
The fishing-boats are racing for home, and rise and dip in the ground swell as they sweep into the harbour, bending to the scuppers.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
