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seacock
[ see-kok ]
noun
, Nautical.
- a valve in the hull of a vessel for admitting outside water into some part of the hull, as a ballast tank.
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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The fireroom is full of water; but it looks to me as though a seacock had been opened.
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