"water key" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water keys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water key (plural water keys)
  1. A valve or tap for the drainage of accumulated fluid from musical instruments such as trombones or trumpets; a spit valve.
    Sense id: en-water_key-en-noun-XRT5tNLY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. A rod used to open and close a buried quarter-turn water valve, as in a water main.
    Sense id: en-water_key-en-noun-nFsoTBuf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Inflected forms

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