Definitions for: Water Hammer


[n] the banging sound of steam in pipes



Webster (1913) Definition: Water hammer
A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water,
to blister the skin, as for counterritation.


Wa"ter ham"mer (Physics)
1. A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and
hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water
being unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass
with a sound like that of a hammer.

2. A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as
against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it.

See Also: bang, blast, blowup, clap, eruption, loud noise

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