A "scupper" is an opening in the side of a ship or in a building to allow water to run off. It may derive from "scope" or "scoop."
Un "escusón" es una abertura en el costado de un barco o en un edificio para permitir que el agua se escurra. Puede provenir de "scope" o "scoop".
| Front | scupper \SKUP-uhr\ |
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| Back | noun 1. An opening in the side of a ship at deck level to allow water to run off. 2. An opening for draining off water, as from a floor or the roof of a building. [Middle English scoper akin to possibly akin to scope, scoop.] "Roof life and effectiveness are prolonged by clean drains, water-tight flashing, scuppers to relieve overworked drains following downpours and controlled numbers of perforations." |
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