percolator

American  

[pur-kuh-lay-ter] / ˈpɜr kəˌleɪ tər /

noun

1. a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.

2. something that percolates.

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percolator British  

/ ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtə /

noun

1. a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water is forced up through a tube and filters down through the coffee grounds into a container

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Etymology

Origin of percolator

First recorded in 1835–45; percolate + -or ²

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Example Sentences

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percolator

In one scene, when Jackie is feeling trapped, the editing splices in an insert of a boiling coffee percolator and an old news clip of the Berlin Wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

If your pipe has a network of small winding tubes inside the main piece, that is a percolator.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2022

The birds are chirping, a coffee percolator is bubbling, keyboards are clacking, and an Apple startup chime is ringing.

From The Verge ● Oct. 26, 2021

I always make strong coffee in a percolator to go with them.

From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2018

Lee set the percolator on the gas jet.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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