nozzle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
    nose.
  2. noun informal terms for the nose
    snoot; hooter; schnoz; snout; beak; schnozzle; honker.

WordNet


Noz"zle noun
Etymology
A dim. of nose.
Definitions
  1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
  2. Specifically: (a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe. (b) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.

Webster 1913