| 单词 | water feeder |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater feeder water feeder n. (a) an animal which feeds while in water; (b) a stream, channel, pipe, etc., which supplies water to something. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > other well streamOE letch1138 well strandc1429 pow1481 black water1483 wash1530 gravel-brook1591 spring branch1650 pour1790 water splash1820 chalk stream1829 understream1830 water feeder1831 quebrada1833 black spring1847 weir-stream1889 obsequent1895 anti-dip1900 resequent1901 misfit1910 1831 J. Rennie Insect Misc. 393 Insects with mandibles... Water feeders (Hydrodephaga). 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 972 No water-feeder of any magnitude should present itself till the shaft had been sunk 100 fathoms. 1852 J. Sewell Elem. Treat. Steam & Locomotion I. 254 The water-feeder..was connected to the boiler by the pipe B. 1881 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 29 Oct. 10/2 He..advocated a reservoir system in Minnesota to furnish water feeders to the river. 1922 Coal Age 30 Nov. 882/1 A water feeder having been tapped at the face of the heading.., the place was abandoned and a strong dam..built to prevent the flooding of the mine. 2006 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 22 Apr. 23 Birds' feet evolved according to feeding habitat—ground feeders have flat feet and walk, tree feeders have prehensile feet and hop, and water feeders have webbed feet. < as lemmas |
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