seacock

American  

[see-kok] / ˈsiˌkɒk /

noun

Nautical.

1. a valve in the hull of a vessel for admitting outside water into some part of the hull, as a ballast tank.

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seacock British  

/ ˈsiːˌkɒk /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of seacock

First recorded in 1660–70; sea + cock ¹

Example Sentences

To reach the pump, Brunetti had to wedge himself between two hot engines, around a long-necked composite seacock and over a stringer, which he managed, with great difficulty.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the many other chores and concerns involved with such maintenance projects, it�s easy to overlook the fact that a seacock is closed when getting under way.

From Time Magazine Archive

One has a brass base to connect directly to a seacock, and the other has a reinforced fiberglass base with an extra outlet for a washdown pump.

From Time Magazine Archive

I use lithium grease on seacock mechanisms and ground tackle shackles.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fireroom is full of water; but it looks to me as though a seacock had been opened.

From Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils by Emerson, Alice B.