seacock
[ see-kok ]
nounNautical.
a valve in the hull of a vessel for admitting outside water into some part of the hull, as a ballast tank.
Origin of seacock
1- Also called sea connection.
Words Nearby seacock
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How to use seacock in a sentence
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
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