| 单词 | draw-off tap |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdraw-off tap A pipe which takes water or liquid in a plumbing system, tank, etc., to a tap or other point of use; a tap or faucet. Frequently as a modifier, esp. in draw-off tap. Cf. draw tap n. at draw- comb. form 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > tap > types of washer1596 plug1707 ballcock1734 bib cock1797 draw-off1826 plug cock1826 screw tap1842 waste-cock1844 ball tap1849 self-tapping1878 mixing valve1902 mixer tap1936 combination tap1951 mixer1973 society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > to carry off excess liquid drainpipe1793 draw-off1826 overflow1837 weeper1890 1826 Trans. Soc. Encouragem. Arts, Manuf. & Commerce, 1825 44 94 It will supply cisterns to the fullest extent during the winter, though the draw off cock..may be quite frozen. 1881 S. B. Goslin Rev. Facts & Rec. Kitchen Boiler Explosions 19 The draw-offs are generally taken from the flow-pipe and often direct from the boiler. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 28 Sept. 3/2 The draw-off taps at the sink..fitted on single pipes. 1913 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent 1,055,737) 399/1 In a stratifying separator, a draw-off comprising a tube vertically adjustable within a cylinder having a slot, open to the separator. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 222/1 Only a trickle of water comes from draw-off points. 2006 Hot & Cold Water Supply (Brit. Standards Inst.) (ed. 2) xii. 324 Close all draw-off taps, and valves. < as lemmas |
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