monitor nozzle
monitor nozzle · monitor nozzles
A nozzle firmly mounted to a vehicle or structure and capable of turning completely…A nozzle firmly mounted to a vehicle or structure and capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane while having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.
Meaning
1 sensesA nozzle firmly mounted to a vehicle or structure and capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane while having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.
Origin
From the resemblance of the rotable nozzle installation and its degrees of freedom of moveFrom the resemblance of the rotable nozzle installation and its degrees of freedom of movement to that of the gun turret on a monitor (the type of warship).
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Forms
plural: monitor nozzles| Singular | monitor nozzle |
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