spark arrester
a device, consisting of wire netting or other material, used to stop or deflect sparks thrown from an open fireplace, a smokestack, or the like.
Electricity. a device to reduce sparking at contacts where a circuit is opened and closed.
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How to use spark arrester in a sentence
But there is great danger of setting a fire if an engine is run with wood or straw without the spark arrester.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonCoal sparks are heavy and have little life, and with some engines no spark arrester is needed.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonIn another form of spark arrester, the smoke is made to pass through water, which effectually kills every possible spark.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonA patent water spark arrester is used which is an absolute protection.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonThe spark arrester's a good thing all right, so you put it in.
The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward White
Scientific definitions for spark arrester
[ spärk ]
A device designed to keep sparks from escaping, as at a chimney opening or where materials are being welded.
A device used to control or curtail electric sparking at a point where a circuit is made or broken.
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