water meter

noun

a device for measuring and registering the quantity of water that passes through a pipe or other outlet.

Origin of water meter

First recorded in 1855–60

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Examples from the Web for water meter

Historical Examples of water meter

In such cases, a water-meter is required to record the consumption.
How it Works
Archibald Williams
There is the Gasman, and man who inspects the water-meter, and the Iceman, and the Plumber.
The Idiot at Home
John Kendrick Bangs
Between you and me and the water-meter, it only ambled or walked through the faucets; but technicalities have no place here.
Options
O. Henry
All weights on the water-meter, both of the empty can and the can at the end of each period, are checked by two observers.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man
Francis Gano Benedict

British Dictionary definitions for water meter

water meter

noun

a device for measuring the quantity or rate of water flowing through a pipe

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