Words Like SCUPPER
We have put together a list of words that are similar to SCUPPER.
9 Alternative Words Similar to scupper
10 definitions of scupper
1
An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole.
2
drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
3
wait in hiding to attack
4
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
5
Nautical An opening in the side of a ship at deck level to allow water to run off.
6
An opening for draining off water, as from a floor or the roof of a building.
7
Chiefly British To overwhelm or massacre.
8
To ruin or destroy: "The world oil glut combined with disastrous federal energy policies to scupper Alberta's economy” ( Christian Science Monitor).
9
Nautical, an opening in the side of a ship at the level of the deck, or slanting from it, to allow water to run off; also, the gutter or channel surrounding the deck, and leading to such openings: often in the plural.
10
A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.