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Meaning of tundish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈtʌn.dɪʃ/

Definitions

  1. A kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask.
  2. A funnel used in smelting, foundry work etc.
  3. A funnel used to create a siphonic break in a drainage system and/or provide visual indication of flow, usually in an overflow line.

Examples

“For filling a bottle with a Tunne-dish.”
“That? said Stephen. Is that called a funnel? Is it not a tundish?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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