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bellmouth

bellmouth noun: a bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.

Noun

bellmouth (plural bellmouths)

  1. A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
    • The pumps were about 9 1/2 feet above the suction bellmouth, which was about 10 inches above the bottom of the tank and about 22 inches starboard of the sump's centerline. Because the bellmouth was offset to the starboard side of the sump's centerline, the system was more susceptible to losing...2017 December 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.4.1 Loss of Propulsion”, in Marine Accident Report: Sinking of US Cargo Vessel SS El Faro, Atlantic Ocean, Northeast of Acklins and Crooked...

Forms of bellmouth

pluralbellmouths

Origin of bellmouth

From bell + mouth.

Questions about bellmouth

What does bellmouth mean?
Bellmouth means a bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.
What part of speech is bellmouth?
Bellmouth is a noun.
What is the plural of bellmouth?
The plural of bellmouth is bellmouths.

Words near bellmouth in the dictionary

  1. bellmen
  2. bellmetal
  3. Bellmore
  4. Bellmores
  5. Bellmount Forest
  6. bellmouth
  7. bellmouthed
  8. bellmouths
  9. bello
  10. Belloc
  11. Bellocian

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