| 单词 | breather pipe |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbreather pipe 6. A pipe, opening, device, or system used for the venting of gases, esp. in an internal combustion engine. Also as a modifier, as in breather pipe, breather system, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > exhaust pipes or apertures breather pipe1886 exhaust1896 port1913 downpipe1917 plug nozzle1954 1886 Bolton Evening News 24 Sept. 2/8 The connection of any good system of house drainage to the mains is trapped, with breather pipe on the house side. 1886 4th Ann. Rep. Provinc. Board of Health Ont. 1885 110 On this visit it was found that the overflow from the tank led directly to the drain,..there being no breather to prevent gas being forced through to the tank. 1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris ii. vi. 145 He lifted the hood and removed the cap from the breather-pipe. 1945 Aircraft Propellers (U.S. Dept. Navy) 31 Most Wright engines have a crankshaft ventilation or breather system. 2011 D. Petersen Donny's Unauthorized Techn. Guide Harley-Davidson1936 to Present I. i. 31 The breather in each head extracts gaseous oily substances from the air to allow the engine to breathe cleanly. < as lemmas |
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