ˈfeed-water
A supply of water for the boiler of an engine. Also attrib. and Comb., as feed-water-apparatus, feed-water-heater, feed-water-pump, feed-water-purifier.
| 1862 Reports of Juries, Exhibition 1862 v. 5 A medal was awarded to Mr. Bateson for his feed-water heating apparatus. 1867 in Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1875 Bedford Sailor's Pocket-bk. vi. (ed. 2) 210 The feed water passes through a coiled pipe in a cistern. 1886 Auckland Weekly News 26 June 32/4 The boiler..has a feed-water-heater. 1892 P. Benjamin Mod. Mech. 284 Feed-Water Evaporators. |