Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A water-saving device for flushing toilets and urinals that uses pressure from the water supply system rather than the force of gravity to discharge water into the bowl.
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- noun A device that
flushes urinals automatically at regularintervals
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Examples
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A flushometer is a plumbing device that uses pressure from the water system itself, rather than a gravity-powered tank, to force water into the toilet bowl.
Wired Campus 2010
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A flushometer is a plumbing device that uses pressure from the water system itself, rather than a gravity-powered tank, to force water into the toilet bowl.
Wired Campus 2010
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All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.
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All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.
Help on New House 2006
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All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.
Help on New House 2006
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All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.
Help on New House 2006
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All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.
Help on New House 2006
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All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.
Help on New House 2006
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All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.
Help on New House 2006
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All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.
Help on New House 2006
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