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water meter
noun
- a device for measuring and registering the quantity of water that passes through a pipe or other outlet.
water meter
noun
- a device for measuring the quantity or rate of water flowing through a pipe
Word History and Origins
Origin of water meter1
Example Sentences
In 2018, Anderegg filed a bill in the Senate to require secondary water meters on most connections statewide and co-sponsored a House bill to include secondary metering in conservation plans.
This water meter card scores the number of fixtures on your property and if you score too high, you need a new water meter.
People converted lawns to desert landscaping, got smarter water meters and learned to live with less.
Electric meters read in kilowatt hours, just as a water meter reads in gallons and a gas meter in cubic feet.
All weights on the water-meter, both of the empty can and the can at the end of each period, are checked by two observers.
The water meter (Fig. 159) is a device for measuring the number of gallons or cubic feet of water which pass thru a pipe.
In 1807 Mr. Clegg first used lime as a purifier and in 1815 he patented the water meter.
There is the Gasman, and man who inspects the water-meter, and the Iceman, and the Plumber.
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