siphons

In any event, and questions of permeability aside, Texaco built between 800 and 1,000 pits in the concession area, according to one survey, and it systematically poked pipes, or "siphons," low through their sides to drain them downslope and keep them from overflowing in the tropical rains.

Jungle Law Langewiesche, William 2007

Wheeler writes that parapsychology "siphons" between 1 and 20 million dollars per year away from the American taxpayer.

Parapsychology: An Exchange Josephson, Brian D. 1980

These are sometimes referred to as "siphons," but it is not clear just how they were operated.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916

One writer [2] is of the opinion that something of the secret of gunpowder had been obtained from the East and that the substance was actually projected by a charge of gunpowder; in short, that these "siphons" were primitive cannon.

A History of Sea Power William Oliver Stevens 1916

Ahead of the Bell: Apple 3G iPhone 'siphons' sales

MacBytes.com 2008

Apple's iPhone 3G 'siphons' sales from other smartphone vendors in July, analyst says

MacBytes.com 2008

A steward, moving noiselessly, brought fresh siphons.

The Night-Born 2010

We do not eat spherified steaks at home, or serve one another soups out of soda siphons, let alone turn every meal into a 26 mini-course extravaganza.

Reinventing Food – Ferran Adrià: The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat by Colman Andrews – review Jay Rayner 2010

Here was a chef who used siphons to create airy mousses without gelatin and a Pacojet to turn escargot into frozen “dirt.”

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

Dr. Welshmere nodded in reply to Sheldon's look of inquiry, and Viaburi was dispatched for the whisky and siphons.

Chapter 17 2010