water gage

  • 1Water gage — Wa ter gage See {Water gauge}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2water gage — Water gauge Wa ter gauge [Written also {water gage}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A wall or bank to hold water back. Craig. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its… …

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  • 3water gage — noun gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir • Syn: ↑water gauge, ↑water glass • Hypernyms: ↑gauge, ↑gage • Hyponyms: ↑water level * * * …

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  • 4Water gauge — Wa ter gauge [Written also {water gage}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A wall or bank to hold water back. Craig. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in …

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  • 5water gauge — noun gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir • Syn: ↑water gage, ↑water glass • Hypernyms: ↑gauge, ↑gage • Hyponyms: ↑water level * * * any device for indicating the height of water in a …

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  • 6water glass — noun 1. a glass for drinking water • Hypernyms: ↑glass, ↑drinking glass 2. gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir • Syn: ↑water gauge, ↑water gage • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 7water column — noun 1. : water gage; also : the column of water in the gage 2. a. : a vertical pipe with valves and spout for delivering water to a locomotive tender b. : a device that is connected to the back boiler head of a locomotive and bears the …

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  • 8water — As designating a commodity or a subject of ownership, this term has the same meaning in law as in common speech; but in another sense, and especially in the plural, it may designate a body of water, such as a river, a lake, or an ocean, or an… …

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  • 9water level — noun 1. the level of the surface of a body of water (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑elevation • Hyponyms: ↑sea level 2. underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water spring rains had raised the water table …

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  • 10Gage — Gage, OK U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 429 Housing Units (2000): 223 Land area (2000): 0.415383 sq. miles (1.075837 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.415383 sq. miles (1.075837 sq. km) …

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