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Nozzle
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
2. Specifically:
3. A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
4. 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.