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seacock

seacock noun: 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.

Noun

seacock (plural seacocks)

  1. 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.

Forms of seacock

pluralseacocks

Origin of seacock

From sea + cock.

Questions about seacock

What does seacock mean?
Seacock means 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.
What part of speech is seacock?
Seacock is a noun.
What is the plural of seacock?
The plural of seacock is seacocks.

Words near seacock in the dictionary

  1. seacliff
  2. seacliffs
  3. seacoal
  4. seacoast
  5. seacoasts
  6. seacock
  7. seacocks
  8. Seacombe
  9. Seacombes
  10. seaconnies
  11. seaconny

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