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nozzle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nozzle \Noz"zle\, n. [A dim. of nose. [root]261] [Written also {nosle}.] 1. The nose; the snout; hence the projecting vent of anything as the nozzle of a bellows. 2. Specifically: a A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe. b A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nozzle n 1: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn: {nose}] 2: US informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {honker}, {hooter}, {snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}]
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