Water gauge

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:21:13

Wa"ter gauge` (?). [Written also water gage.]

1.

A wall or bank to hold water back.

Craig.

2.

An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge.

 

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