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Water gauge   /wˈɔtər geɪdʒ/   Listen
Water gauge

noun
1.
Gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir.  Synonyms: water gage, water glass.






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"Water gauge" Quotes from Famous Books



... small or large. In the accompanying drawing A is the boiler, which is filled by pouring water into the reservoir, B, until the same, entering the boiler at its lowest part through the tube, C, rises to the desired height in the water gauge, G. C acts also in the place of a safety valve. D is the fire space, E a movable grate, and F the coal hopper. The fuel consists of charcoal or coke. The boiler is emptied by the cock, H. I is a steam ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 • Various

... large. In the accompanying drawing A is the boiler, which is filled by pouring water into the reservoir, B, until the same, entering the boiler at its lowest part through the tube, C, rises to the desired height in the water gauge, G. C acts also in the place of a safety valve. D is the fire space, E a movable grate, and F the coal hopper. The fuel consists of charcoal or coke. The boiler is emptied by the cock, H. I is a steam pipe ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 • Various



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