Faucet
['fɔːsɪt] or ['fɔsɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
Editor: Rufus--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide.
(n.) The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section.
Edited by Eva
Definition
n. a pipe inserted in a barrel to draw liquid.
Checker: Shari
Examples
- And yet most of us accept as a matter of course the stream which gushes from our faucet, or give no thought to the ingenuity which devised a means of forcing water upward through pipes. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Why Water does not always flow from a Faucet. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In the preceding Section, we saw that the flow from a faucet depends upon the height of the reserve water above the tap. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Because some prefer to draw coffee from a faucet rather than pour it from a spout, manufacturers have made a percolator of this type called the machine style. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Not only does the flow vary with the elevation of the house, but it varies with the location of the faucet within the house. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The greater the distance traversed by the water in its journey from reservoir to faucet, the greater the waste force and the less the final flow. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- At night, however, and out of working hours, few faucets are open, less water is drawn off at any one time, and the intricate pipes are constantly full of water under high pressure. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In cold weather, when there is a roaring fire in the range, the water frequently becomes so hot that it steams out of open faucets. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The nearer and steeper the elevation, the greater the force with which the water flows through the valley pipes, and hence the stronger the discharge from the faucets. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The water streams through faucets in the face of a wall of ancient masonry which stands removed from the houses of the village. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typist: Vilma