monitor nozzle

noun

A nozzle firmly mounted to a vehicle or structure and capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane while having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.

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Meanings

nounmonitor nozzle (plural monitor nozzles)

plural monitor nozzles

  1. A nozzle firmly mounted to a vehicle or structure and capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane while having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.

    Synonyms: monitor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA nozzle firmly mounted to a vehicle or structure and capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane while having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.

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monitor

Origin

From the resemblance of the rotable nozzle installation and its degrees of freedom of movement to that of the gun turret on a monitor (the type of warship).

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APA

monitor nozzle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monitor%20nozzle

MLA

“monitor nozzle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monitor%20nozzle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monitor nozzle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monitor%20nozzle.

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