monitor nozzle

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English

Etymology

From the resemblance of the rotable nozzle installation and its degrees of freedom of movement to that of the gun turret on a monitor (the type of warship).

Noun

monitor nozzle (plural monitor nozzles)

  1. A nozzle firmly mounted to a vehicle or structure and capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane while having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.
    Synonym: monitor