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nozzle

[ noz-uhl ]

noun

  1. a projecting spout, terminal discharging pipe, or the like, as of a hose or bellows.
  2. Slang. the nose.
  3. the spout of a teapot.
  4. the socket of a candlestick.


nozzle

/ ˈɒə /

noun

  1. a projecting pipe or spout from which fluid is discharged
  2. Also calledpropelling nozzle a pipe or duct, esp in a jet engine or rocket, that directs the effluent and accelerates or diffuses the flow to generate thrust
  3. a socket, such as the part of a candlestick that holds the candle
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of nozzle1

1600–10; earlier nosle; nose, -le
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nozzle1

C17 nosle, nosel, diminutive of nose
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Obama introduced a redefinition, as part of an Energy Conservation Program, that meant for showers with multiple nozzles, the restriction applied overall rather than to each nozzle.

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Electric vehicle charging ports now outnumber gas nozzles across the Golden State, a sign of the increasing number of zero-emission vehicles on the road.

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He opened the nozzle and chucked the canister into a gas station dumpster.

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Customers purchase what they need a la carte — a combination of jacket hoses, nozzles, valves and adapters that, when assembled, vastly increases the water flow rate from a homeowner’s outdoor faucet.

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It took me three hours to force the hose onto the pump nozzle, but I couldn’t cinch it up securely.

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