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lubricator

American  
[loo-bri-key-ter] / ˈlu brɪˌkeɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that lubricates.


lubricator British  
/ ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that lubricates

  2. a device for applying lubricant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lubricator

First recorded in 1750–60; lubricate + -or 2

Vocabulary lists containing lubricator

Example Sentences

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This portable sewing machine features an automatic lubricator; for entertaining in the home you'll love using this Gallo rollcart.

From Time Magazine Archive

A. Place her on the proper track to be turned over to the hostler, leave throttle closed securely, reverse lever in center notch, cylinder cocks open, and lubricator feeds to steam chest and cylinders closed.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

An adjustable sight-feed lubricator conducts the oil along a pipe to the vessel.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by Mathot, R. E.

Q. What is the principle on which a lubricator operates.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

A. He is required to examine the bulletin board, guards on water and lubricator glasses; try gauge cocks to find true water level; then examine grates, ash-pan, flues and fire-box.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

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