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.
Words nearby seacock
seaborgium,
seaborne,
seabright bantam syndrome,
seabury,
seacoast,
seacock,
seadog,
seadrome,
seafarer,
seafaring,
seafloor
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