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nozzle

[noz-uhl] / ˈnɒz əl /
NOUN
spout
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With crude oil topping $100 a barrel, and the average price of gas in the state approaching $5.50 a gallon, every touch of the nozzle is painful for California drivers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Then, once the athletes are sitting comfortably, he recommends they use sanitizing wipes to clean any areas they might touch: the seat belt, arm rests, air nozzle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

The nozzle array can also pick up spheroids in customized patterns, which can then be repeated to create the architecture found in complex tissue.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Social media platforms have had a mercurial relationship with publishers, too, funneling readers to news sites before turning down the nozzle to a slow drip.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2024

Father took out a hose and attached it to the nozzle at one end of the tub and then, twisting a knob, called forth water that filled the metal can to overflowing.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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