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water hammers

water hammers is the plural of water hammer.

Meaning of water hammer

Noun

water hammer (countable and uncountable, plural water hammers)

  1. (uncountable) A surge of pressure in a pipe carrying a fluid; especially the banging sound in a steam or hot water pipe caused by bubbles of air, or by an abrupt alteration of the flow.
  2. (countable, historical) A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterirritation.

Questions about water hammers

What is water hammers the plural of?
Water hammers is the plural of water hammer.

Words near water hammers in the dictionary

  1. water gun
  2. water guns
  3. water gut
  4. water guts
  5. water hammer
  6. water hammers
  7. water hardness
  8. water hardnesses
  9. water haul
  10. water hauls
  11. water heater

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