| 单词 | water pocket |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater pocket water pocket n. (a) Engineering (in a steam boiler) a compartment or division containing a portion of water; (b) a natural depression or cavity in which water collects. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hollow or depression > [noun] > containing water pan1494 peat pota1500 waterhole1688 basin1712 tinaja1835 swag1848 water pocket1863 rock hole1869 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > boiler > [noun] > parts of > compartments fireplace1611 firebox1735 fire chamber1808 water space1824 water pocket1863 steam-space1867 steam-room1875 1863 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 46 New Ser. 101 A new boiler has lately been brought out, in which water pockets or midfeathers at varying angles are fixed in the flue-tube. 1890 Cent. Mag. Apr. 916/2 We lunch by a water-pocket that was filled by a storm 2 months ago. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Jan. 7/1 The boiler consists of a cylindrical upper part..6 ft. long, and two lower prismatic water pockets also about 6 ft. in length. 2010 Asian News Internat. (Nexis) 24 Jan. The radar also revealed water pockets beneath the ice [in Antarctica]. < as lemmas |
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