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Definitions of seacock in various dictionaries:
A valve in the hull of a boat or ship that may be opened to let in water so as to flood a ballast tank, for example.
noun - a valve in a ship's hull
SEACOCK - A seacock is a valve on the hull of a boat or a ship, permitting water to flow into the vessel, such as for cooling an engine or for a salt water fau...
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One might scuttle with the one that crows on board |
Ship's valve one vainly displaying newly opened |
Baltic rooster and fish |
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Apr 5 2007 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
Jan 20 2005 The Times - Cryptic |
Aug 29 1998 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
Seacock description |
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A seacock is a valve on the hull of a boat or a ship, permitting water to flow into the vessel, such as for cooling an engine or for a salt water faucet; or out of the boat, such as for a sink drain or a toilet. Seacocks are often a Kingston valve. * Seacocks are left open or are closed depending on the situation. Seacocks feeding into or out of a closed system, like the engine cooling system, are almost always left open. Seacocks connected to something open, such as a sink drain, might be opened up in port but closed when at sea. The reason for this is that when the boat is level, the drain or other opening will always be above the waterline, and so water will only flow out. At sea, when the boat rolls in the waves, the opening may sometimes be below the waterline. If the seacock is open, water may flood the boat, causing it to sink.* Along the same lines, some seacocks on warships are designed to flood the ship when opened. Typically, this is done to magazines to prevent detonation of |