sea cock
n.
faucet or valve in a steamship found close to the side of the ship that is used for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea; European red gurnard; plover with a black belly
Sea cock
The black-bellied plover.
In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel's side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea.
A gurnard, as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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sea cock
Synonyms and related words:
ball cock, ball valve, bung, bunghole, check valve, cock, cork, drain cock, draw cock, faucet, gate, lid, needle valve, peg, petcock, pin, plug, spigot, spike, spile, spill, stop, stopcock, stopgap, stopper, stopple, tap, valve, valvula, valvule
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SEA COCK
VALVOLA DI PRESA D'ACQUA DAL MARE
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