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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pitot's tube

· Pi·tot's· tube · IPA
01 A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water, by placing the curved end under water, and observing the height to which the f…
  1. 1.
    A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water, by placing the curved end under water, and observing the height to which the fluid rises in the tube; a kind of current meter.(Hydraul.)