Scupper
"Scuppers" redirects here. For the children's book, see Scuppers The Sailor Dog.
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Two scuppers cut into either side of this outdoor stairwell prevent water from building up and making the stairs slippery.
A scupper is an opening in the side walls of an open-air structure, for purposes of draining water. They are usually placed at or near ground level, and allow rain or liquids to flow off the side of the open-air structure, instead of pooling within the walls.[1]
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Ship's bulwark and scupper in Russian and English
There are two main kinds of scupper:
- Ships have scuppers at deck level, to allow for ocean or rainwater drain off.
- Buildings with railed rooftops can construct scuppers to let rainwater drain off, instead of pooling within the railing of the roof. Scuppers can also be placed in a parapet, for the same purpose.
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Schematics employed in hydraulic diagrams
References
- ↑ Thomas Campbell; Samuel Carter Hall; Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton; Theodore Edward Hook; Thomas Hood; William Harrison Ainsworth (1831). New Monthly Magazine. Henry Colburn. pp. 418–. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
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