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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of headrail.
2. 2
   A device for distributing a suspension of solids in water to a machine at a constant rate, or for retarding the rate of flow, as to a top-feed filter, or for eliminating by overflow some of the finest particles.
3. 3
   The topmost square of a USPSA target holding the B and A scoring zones.

Synonyms

All synonyms

headrail

Etymology

From head + box.

Related phrases

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