"stream straightener" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stream straighteners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stream straightener (plural stream straighteners)
  1. (firefighting) A smoothbore pipe with baffles inside, used to reduce the agitation of water travelling through it.
    Sense id: en-stream_straightener-en-noun-FX9EdSgg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Firefighting Topics: firefighting, government

Inflected forms

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