bailers
Leak-fighting boaters
Bailers are people or devices that remove water from a boat or other container.
A bailer scoops or pumps water to prevent sinking or flooding.
The term extends to anyone who bails—a person who posts bail for someone's release, or informally, someone who abandons a commitment: Half the team were bailers who quit before the season ended.
First-reported story
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- bilge pumpShip's water-removal device
- pailOpen-topped carrying vessel
- hand pumpLever-operated fluid mover
siphon · container · receptacle · dinghy · skiff · canoe · kayak · rowboat
scoop
First-reported story
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- bilge pumpShip's water-removal device
- pailOpen-topped carrying vessel
hand pump · siphon · container · receptacle · dinghy · skiff · canoe · kayak · rowboat · cockpit
scooping
Lifting with curved tool
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- drainageLiquid removal system
- dewateringRemoving liquid from solids
emptying · leakage · flooding · swamping · sinking · hull breach · storm · waves · overflow · clearing
lifeboat
Emergency vessel for survivors
SOS · mayday · life vest · raft · capsizing · swamping · sinking · flooding · storm · safety
bailersstayers
Those who remain
persisters · loyalists · fulfillers · stalwarts · die-hards
bailersjailers
Those who guard prisoners
detainers · wardens · captors · imprisoners · prosecutors