ajutage

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noun

A tube through which is water is discharged; an efflux tube.

“the ajutage of a fountain or reservoir”

OriginFrench ajutage ← Latin adjuxtare →
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Meanings

nounajutage (plural ajutages)

plural ajutages

  1. obsoleteA tube through which is water is discharged; an efflux tube.

    the ajutage of a fountain or reservoir

Origin

  1. Latinadjuxtare
  2. Frenchajutage
  3. Englishajutage

Borrowed from French ajutage, from ajoutage, from ajouter (“to add”), from Latin adjuxtare, from ad + juxta (“near to, nigh”). Compare adjutage, adjustage, adjust.

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APA

ajutage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ajutage

MLA

“ajutage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ajutage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ajutage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ajutage.

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