"pig launcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pig launchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pig launcher (plural pig launchers)
  1. A wider section of pipeline that reduces to the normal diameter, allowing a pig (inspection device) to be inserted into the pipe and pushed along by the pressure of the fluid. Wikipedia link: pig launcher Coordinate_terms: pig catcher
    Sense id: en-pig_launcher-en-noun-v-TW4EYM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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