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noun
A nozzle firmly mounted to a vehicle or structure and capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane while having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: monitor
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the resemblance of the rotable nozzle installation and its degrees of freedom of movement to that of the gun turret on a monitor (the type of warship).
