nozzle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nozzle	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for nozzle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nozzle n a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn: nozzle, nose] informal terms for the nose Synonym(s): beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nozzle \Noz"zle\, n. [A dim. of nose. [root]261] [Written also {nosle}.] 1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows. 2. Specifically: (a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe. (b) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.