Scuttle

  • 21Scuttle butt — Scuttle Scut tle (sk[u^]t t l), n. [OF. escoutille, F. [ e]scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom shaped piece out,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22Scuttle cask — Scuttle Scut tle (sk[u^]t t l), n. [OF. escoutille, F. [ e]scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom shaped piece out,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 23Scuttle shake — (sometimes called cowl shake in the US) is the term used for the phenomenon experienced in many convertible or open top automobiles where, due to lower structural rigidity caused by the lack of a roof, the middle section of the chassis flexes,… …

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  • 24scuttle section — A subassembly of the body shell that includes the bulkhead, scuttle, and windscreen pillars; it is preassembled in the factory and spot welded with the other subassemblies to form the body shell …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 25scuttle side panel — A vertical panel at either end of the scuttle …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 26scuttle — scuttle1 /skut l/, n. 1. a deep bucket for carrying coal. 2. Brit. Dial. a broad, shallow basket. [bef. 1050; ME; OE scutel dish, trencher, platter < L scutella, dim. of scutra shallow pan] scuttle2 /skut l/, v., scuttled, scuttling, n. v.i. 1.&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 27scuttle — 1. noun /skʌtl̩/ a) A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal). b) A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building. 2. verb /skʌtl̩/ a) To deliberately sink a ship or boat by order of the commander,&#8230; …

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  • 28scuttle — Synonyms and related words: French door, KO, amble, archway, back door, back out, bankrupt, barge, barway, be lost, boggle, bolt, bowl along, break, bulkhead, bundle, burst, burst of speed, bust, bustle, canter, capsize, career, carriage entrance …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 29scuttle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hod, receptacle, pail, bucket; scoop, shovel; hatch[way], hole, opening. v. i. flee, escape, run, scurry. v. t. sink, scupper, swamp, destroy, sabotage; demolish, overthrow, suppress. See destruction …

    English dictionary for students

  • 30scuttle — scut·tle || skÊŒtl n. run, quick movement, scamper, scurry; hatch on the deck or side of a ship; container for carrying coal v. run or move quickly, scamper, scurry; cause a ship to sink by opening or creating holes in its hull …

    English contemporary dictionary