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siphon

siphon

1 5.5
A bent tube used to move liquid from one container to a lower one
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪfən/
translation icon : sifón
  • The secretary enters the office with a bottle of whiskey, a soda siphon, and ice.
  • siphon tube

And I should also mention that they include a siphon pump in the kit.

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Examples

  • May Anna said her mother got out gin, lemons, and a siphon, though she let May Anna chip the ice for her.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • This is an Ice Giant Thermos siphon prototype.

    Linus Tech Tips

  • And I should also mention that they include a siphon pump in the kit.

    Adam Savage’s Tested

  • Can't you hook up some kind of siphon or something?

    The Day Time Ended (1980)

  • Reservoirs can use siphon gravity feed, rather than pumps.

    Blog text (15)

  • A drain siphon is installed in the lowest part of the trough and weighted down with rocks.

    Academic text (1998)

  • PTFE disc holders are equipped with siphon tubes to transfer aqueous samples from their sample bottles by suction.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The drums were equipped with siphons, and Pino then watered his seedlings exclusively with this compost tea for the rest of the growing season.

    Academic text (1996)

  • To water the garden, she used a siphon to transfer water from the barrel to the flowerbeds.

  • The bartender filled the glasses using a siphon to draw the soda from the tank beneath the counter.

Synonyms

pipe
vssiphon
344 1.0

A long hollow tube that carries water, gas, or oil

transfers liquid between containers using a bent tube and gravity
duct
vssiphon
  • Specialized
145 4.1

A tube that carries a liquid or gas from one place to another

creates flow between containers by a bent tube and air pressure
tubing
vssiphon
22 2.7

A long hollow pipe that carries liquids, gases, or small objects

moves liquid between containers by a bent shape and air pressure
spout
vssiphon
22 2.7

A tube or opening on a container that lets liquid pour out

starts transfer between containers by using a bent tube and air pressure
drainpipe
vssiphon
9 2.5

A pipe that carries water away from a building, for example from the roof

moves liquid between containers using gravity and atmospheric pressure rather than building drainage
waterspout
vssiphon
  • UK
1 4.9

A pipe that carries water from the edge of a roof

transfers liquid between containers by a bent tube using air pressure and gravity
hosepipe
vssiphon
  • UK
1 1.9

A long flexible tube used to carry water to a garden

uses a bent tube and atmospheric pressure to move liquid between containers

How Large

carbonation system
  • Specialized
6.5
carbonator
  • Specialized
6.2
siphon
1 5.5

Surface Forms

siphon singular
siphons plural

Etymology

Siphon comes from an old Greek word siphon meaning 'tube' or 'pipe', and you can picture a bent pipe that lets liquid flow down from a higher place to a lower one. That's why a siphon is a simple tube used to move liquid between containers.