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waterjet

American

[waw-ter-jet, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌdʒɛt, ˈwɒt ər- /

noun

a stream of water forced out through a small aperture.
Also water jet waterpick.

adjective

of, relating to, or operated by a waterjet.

a waterjet pump.

Etymology

Origin of waterjet

First recorded in 1825–35; water + jet ¹

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waterjet

A huge robotic arm, wielding a waterjet powerful enough to slice through steel, swings into action.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023

The robot arms are the sort that toil in car factories, for example, and the waterjet is manufactured by ANT AG, another German firm.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023

Despite Shape’s move, Kent will remain a center of waterjet production.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2018

Flow International, a maker of industrial waterjets, is closing its manufacturing operations in Kent and moving the work to a waterjet facility in Kansas owned by parent Shape Technologies.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2018

The waterjet still plashes silver sweet, The ancient aspen rustles as of yore.

From Poems of Paul Verlaine by Gertrude Hall Brownell

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