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noz·zle
I. \ˈnäzəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: diminutive of nose
1. : a socket on a candlestick or sconce into which the lower end of a candle fits
2.
a. : a projecting vent of something : a small spout or other projecting part with an opening
< the nozzle of a bellows >
< the nozzle of a gun >
b. : a short tube or duct that usually tapers or has a constriction, often forms the vent of a hose or pipe, and is used to direct the flow of fluid or to increase the velocity of flow
< delivery of fuel to an injection nozzle at each engine cylinder — William Landon >
c. : any of several channels through which steam or gas is conveyed to the rotor vanes of a turbine
d. : a part in a rocket engine that accelerates the exhaust gases from the combustion chamber to a high velocity
3. slang : nose
< longed to clout him in the nozzle — J.H.Wheelwright >
II. verb
(nozzled ; nozzled ; nozzling \-z(ə)liŋ\ ; nozzles)
transitive verb
1. : to furnish with a nozzle or something resembling a nozzle
2. : to press the nose against
< pawing and nozzling some remnants of fodder — J.L.Allen >
3. : to spray or eject through or as if through a nozzle
< seemed as though every gun … nozzled a cone of fire at it — H.M.Forgy >
intransitive verb
: to nose about
< hungry birds will force their way into broken reeds … to spatter and nozzle for food — Pall Mall Magazine > |