Scupper vs Derail - What's the difference?
scupper | derail |
(nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
(architecture) A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.
(British) Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle.
* 2002 , Hugo Young,
A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.
To cause to come off the tracks.
To come off the tracks.
To deviate from the previous course or direction.
To cause to deviate from a set course or direction.
As nouns the difference between scupper and derail
is that scupper is (nautical) a drainage hole on the deck of a ship while derail is a device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.As verbs the difference between scupper and derail
is that scupper is (british) thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle while derail is to cause to come off the tracks.scupper
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* scupper hose * scupper nail * scupper plugEtymology 2
Of origin.Verb
(en verb)- The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.
The Guardian(2 Jul):
- "We can't allow US tantrums to scupper global justice."
derail
English
(wikipedia derail)Noun
(en noun)- The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.
Verb
(en verb)- The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the penny.
- The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.
- The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture.