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单词 water hammer
释义

water hammer


noun

the concussion and accompanying noise that result when a volume of water moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses momentum.

Origin of water hammer

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby water hammer

water gauge, water glass, waterglass painting, water gum, water gun, water hammer, water-hammer pulse, water-harden, waterhead, water heater, water hemlock
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Example sentences from the Web for water hammer

  • Scientists have given this apparatus the name of the water-hammer.

    In Search of a Son|William Shepard Walsh
  • It should be borne in mind that there is no water-hammer on this line.

    The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex.|J. L. Campbell
  • The water-hammer, as it is termed, illustrates this apparent contradiction.

    Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VI, November 1850, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for water hammer

water hammer

noun

a sharp concussion produced when the flow of water in a pipe is suddenly blocked
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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