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waterjet

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

noun

  1. a stream of water forced out through a small aperture.

  2. Also water jet waterpick.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or operated by a waterjet.

    a waterjet pump.

Etymology

Origin of waterjet

First recorded in 1825–35; water + jet 1

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023

One of the original founders of Flow, former Boeing scientist John Olsen, left in the early 1990s to found another waterjet company, OMAX, also based in Kent and competing with Flow.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2018

In 2016, AIP’s waterjet unit changed its name to 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 Brownell, Gertrude Hall

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