water pillar
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A waterspout (whirlwind).
noun
Synonym of water crane.
noun
A power-generation mechanism that makes use of the pressure differential created by changing water levels due to tide action, which is used to drive turbines or pumps.
noun
A framework or initiative that focuses on water resources in sustainable development and climate action.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, pillar.; a pillar formed of water.
Example Sentences
- "A vivid account of such water-pillar instability is given in "The Young Castaways;" while a similar illustration of the transitory character of the desert sand-columns is supplied by the author of "The Tropical World.""
- "The gigantic water-pillar was approaching the shore."
- "The whole water pillar then moves south into the Baltic."
- "I prefer attaching the coking crane to the "water pillar" (by which water is supplied to the locomotive or tender), by means of brackets or other iron work."
- "Water-pillar fountains have recently been installed in several Lancashire boroughs for supplying water to steam motor wagons and tractors."
- "You are probably familiar with the more common water pillar or water crane from which the tenders or tanks of engines are replenished at stations, etc."