siphonage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of siphonage
Example Sentences
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The New York Times found it necessary to issue a warning on its garden page to the effect that unless special protective devices were installed poisons might get into the water supply by back siphonage.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
He described tersely the essentials of good plumbing, the necessity of a trap on the house drain, the ventilation of the soil-pipe, and the ventilation of the trap against siphonage.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various
The latter can be arranged by siphonage with a rubber tube.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
A condition somewhat similar, but acting in a reverse way, is presented in what is commonly termed "siphonage."
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
Vent Pipes are the special pipes to which the traps or fixtures are connected by short-branch vent pipes, and serve to ventilate the air in the pipes, and prevent siphonage.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
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