The meaning of Scuppered
Scuppered – definition
verbSink (a ship or its crew) deliberately.
Usage examples:
The ship was scuppered and seriously damaged
nounA hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck.
Usage examples:
Nylon panels on the sides of the geckos eject water like scuppers on a tramp steamer - hop out of t…
verbPast simple and past participle of scupper
Usage examples:
Arriving late for the interview scuppered my chances of getting the job.
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Word origin
late 19th century (as military slang in the sense ‘kill, especially in an ambush’): of unknown origin. The sense ‘sink’ dates from the 1970s.
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