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单词 water head
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Definition of water head in English:

water head

noun ˈwɔːtə ˌhɛd

  • 1Now chiefly in as one word. The source of a river or stream.

  • 2A head of pressure resulting from a column of water; a source of water pressure in a boiler or other structure.

  • 3In a steam boiler: a part from or through which water passes in a number of separate streams or tubes.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Parliamentary Papers. From water + head.

 
 

Definition of water head in US English:

water head

nounˈwɔːtə ˌhɛd

  • 1Now chiefly in as one word. The source of a river or stream.

  • 2A head of pressure resulting from a column of water; a source of water pressure in a boiler or other structure.

  • 3In a steam boiler: a part from or through which water passes in a number of separate streams or tubes.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Parliamentary Papers. From water + head.

 
 
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