Meaning & use
Bailer
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A container or scoop used to remove water from a boat.
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After the storm, they used a plastic bailer to empty water pooling in the dinghy.
Every canoe in the rental fleet came with a small bailer tucked under the seat.
A note on using this word
"Bailer" is sometimes confused with "bailor," an unrelated legal term for someone who entrusts property to another.
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