MEANING
A shaped outlet that directs or controls the flow of liquid or gas.
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Words that belong together
- spray nozzle
- exhaust nozzle
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Steam hissed from the damaged nozzle.
Word forms
- Base
- nozzle
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Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular nozzle; plural nozzles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, technology. Commonness: moderately common.
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