Nozzle Definition

nŏzəl
nozzles
noun
nozzles
A spout at the end of a hose, pipe, bellows, etc., by which a stream of liquid or gas may be directed and controlled.
Webster's New World
The nose.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Nozzle

Noun

Singular:
nozzle
Plural:
nozzles

Origin of Nozzle

  • Middle English noselle socket on a candlestick diminutive of nose nose

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From earlier nosle, equivalent to nose +"Ž -le (diminutive/agent suffix).

    From Wiktionary

Nozzle Sentence Examples

  • The water as it thus issues from the nozzle feels to the touch like metal, and the strongest man cannot sensibly affect it with a crowbar.

  • A stainless steel steam nozzle foams up lattes.

  • Spoon this mixture into a piping fitted with a 5mm plain nozzle.

  • High-pressure steam from this combustion process expands out a rocket nozzle or drives a turbine that turns a propeller screw.

  • They are usually plastic containers with a spray nozzle attached.

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Words Starting With

NNONOZ

Words Ending With

ELEZLE

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Words Starting With N and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With N6 Letter Words Ending With E

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