pressure head
/ˈprɛʃə ˌhɛd/noun
1The pressure exerted by a fluid, expressed as the height of a column of the fluid which would produce that pressure by virtue of its weight.
2 Aeronautics. A pitot-static tube.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Society of Arts. From pressure + head.
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