单词 | spark arrester |
释义 | spark arrester in American English US any device used to prevent sparks from escaping, as from a chimney spark arrester in American Englishnoun 1. a device, consisting of wire netting or other material, used to stop or deflect sparks thrown from an open fireplace, a smokestack, or the like 2. Electricity a device to reduce sparking at contacts where a circuit is opened and closed Word origin [1825–35, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: electrolyte, individualism, panda, relativity, structuralExamples of 'spark arrester' in a sentence |
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