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A scupper is an opening in the side walls of a vessel or an open-air structure, which allows water to drain instead of pooling within the 
There are two main kinds of scuppers:
# Ships have scuppers at deck level, to allow for ocean or rainwater drain-off.
# Buildings with railed rooftops may have scuppers to let rainwater drain instead of pooling within the railing. Scuppers can also be placed in a
Schematics employed in hydraulic diagrams
Watercraft components {{architecture-stub
bulwark
Bulwark primarily refers to:
* Bulwark (nautical), a nautical term for the extension of a ship's side above the level of a weather deck
* Bastion, a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification
The Bulwark primarily refer ...
or gunwales
The gunwale () is the top edge of the hull of a ship or boat.
Originally the structure was the "gun wale" on a sailing warship, a horizontal reinforcing band added at and above the level of a gun deck to offset the stresses created by firing ...
of a vessel, or within the curbing or walls of a building.
There are two main kinds of scuppers:
# Ships have scuppers at deck level, to allow for ocean or rainwater drain-off.
# Buildings with railed rooftops may have scuppers to let rainwater drain instead of pooling within the railing. Scuppers can also be placed in a parapet
A parapet is a barrier that is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/breast'). ...
, for the same purpose.
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Schematics employed in hydraulic diagrams
Watercraft components {{architecture-stub