"water hammer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: water hammers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} water hammer (countable and uncountable, plural water hammers)
  1. (uncountable) A surge of pressure in a pipe carrying a fluid; especially the banging sound in a steam or hot water pipe caused by bubbles of air, or by an abrupt alteration of the flow. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-water_hammer-en-noun-kplfrMTi
  2. (countable, historical) A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterirritation. Tags: countable, historical Related terms: fluid hammer
    Sense id: en-water_hammer-en-noun-E-YF55Yp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66

Inflected forms

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