Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nozzle"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nozzle
n 1: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged [syn: {nose}]
2: (US) informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {honker}, {hooter},
{snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}]
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