English Explanatory Dictionary

monitor nozzle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nozzle firmly mounted to a vehicle or structure and capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane while having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.

Word forms

monitor nozzle monitor nozzles

Etymology

From the resemblance of the rotable nozzle installation and its degrees of freedom of movement to that of the gun turret on a monitor (the type of warship).

Synonyms

monitor
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