Water column

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A notional column of water from the surface to the bottom in a natural setting, notable for the differences in physical and chemical properties at various depths.
  2. 2
    The zone in which ascent and descent occur.
  3. 3
    A column alongside a railway track used to replenish a steam engine's water supply.

    "At Carlisle, as is customary, there was a very slow stop for the engine to draw to the water column."

  4. 4
    The column of water inside the graduated cylinder of a pressure gauge that measures pressure in inches of water.

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"At Carlisle, as is customary, there was a very slow stop for the engine to draw to the water column."

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