seacock

sea·cock

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [see-kok]
- /ˈsiˌkɒk/
- /ˈsiːˈkɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see-kok]
- /ˈsiˌkɒk/

Definitions of seacock word

noun seacock a valve in the hull of a vessel for admitting outside water into some part of the hull, as a ballast tank. 1
noun seacock a valve in the hull of a vessel below the water line for admitting sea water or for pumping out bilge water 0
noun seacock a valve below the waterline in the hull of a ship, used to control the intake of sea water 0

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Origin of seacock

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; sea + cock1

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Parts of speech for Seacock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Seacock

seacock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

seacock usage trend in Literature

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