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–noun 

1. Nautical. a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges (船底). Compare freeing port.

2. a drain, closed by one or two flaps, for allowing water from the sprinkler system of a factory or the like to run off a floor of the building to the exterior.

3. any opening in the side of a building, as in a parapet, for draining off rain water. 



–verb (used with object) British. 

1. Military. to overwhelm; surprise and destroy, disable, or massacre.

2. Informal. to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin; wreck. 





　

I can understand this, completely. There was an option to take his kids to Germany too, I suppose, but that wouldn’t necessarily be fair on them either. Or… the other version of events might be true - those old rumors about Rodriguez and McGowan splitting up and that scuppering the movie. Though I don’t know why he’d not just make the film with another star...?





aperture

which was the widest lens aperture setting.

perforate

Hector, I ordered three Islamic 13th-century, perforated pottery bowels and six breakers.

rut

You better slow down. There's ruts out there. You can get us stuck in one.

trench

Venturing [deep] into the trenches where hard-working Americans struggle to put food on the table,

spelunk

Sarah is lured to the States with her friend Beth to a special [spelunking] trip by the fearless Juno,

Orifice