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nozzle

[noz-uhl] / ˈnɒz əl /
NOUN
spout
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They then deposited 1 nanoliter droplets onto a silicon substrate using an inkjet nozzle and allowed them to dry.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Children suck up lamb and rice through a nozzle, like little astronauts.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

So depending on the contents, you could have a pump, a squeeze top, spray nozzle, screw top lid or other options.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2025

Like water spraying through a narrow nozzle, the winds are accelerated as they enter the canyons, often reaching gale-force strength by the time they exit into Los Angeles and San Bernardino.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2024

Soap sprayed from the nozzle head of a shower when you turned the knob a certain way?

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

L3Harris gathers explosive propellant, nozzles and casings for the rocket motor that powers it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

He adds that he saves on pesticide spray since the nozzles only turn on when weeds are detected, as opposed to the kind of blanket spraying he used to do.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

California has more than 201,000 public EV charging ports, compared with about 120,000 gasoline nozzles statewide, according to state data.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2025

Around it is another ring containing tiny nozzles.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2025

I was in my room, designing more nozzles, when I heard her hurry off to bed.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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