stream straightener

noun

A smoothbore pipe with baffles inside, used to reduce the agitation of water travelling through it.

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Meanings

nounstream straightener (plural stream straighteners)

plural stream straighteners

  1. firefightingA smoothbore pipe with baffles inside, used to reduce the agitation of water travelling through it.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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