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water meter
noun
- a device for measuring and registering the quantity of water that passes through a pipe or other outlet.
water meter
noun
- a device for measuring the quantity or rate of water flowing through a pipe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water meter1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
Electric meters read in kilowatt hours, just as a water meter reads in gallons and a gas meter in cubic feet.
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All weights on the water-meter, both of the empty can and the can at the end of each period, are checked by two observers.
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The water meter (Fig. 159) is a device for measuring the number of gallons or cubic feet of water which pass thru a pipe.
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In 1807 Mr. Clegg first used lime as a purifier and in 1815 he patented the water meter.
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There is the Gasman, and man who inspects the water-meter, and the Iceman, and the Plumber.
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