Meaning of waterthief | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Weston—300 feet 1½ inch hose; 50 feet 2½ inch hose; one flasher; one siamese waterthief; one foam extinguisher.”

“An example is the waterthief (klepsydra). This is a tube, of which one (bottom) end⟳ is held under water, and which becomes full of water by sucking the air out of it at the other (top) end⟳.”

“The APC Tank was capable of delivering three mediums of extinguishing agents via a valved “Waterthief” three-way appliance that was connected to the P-250 pump.”

“The most common control⟳ loop is called the feedback control⟳ loop. Feedback control⟳ is as old as civilization, or at least 1000 years old. Figure⟳ 17.8 shows a klepshydra, which is ancient Greek for "waterthief"!”

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