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 regular intervals

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Examples

  • 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.

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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

  • All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.

    Help on New House 2006

  • All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.

    Help on New House 2006

  • All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.

    Help on New House 2006

  • All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.

    Help on New House 2006

  • All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.

    Help on New House 2006

  • All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.

    Help on New House 2006

  • All domestic toilets work by siphonage, all of them, including commercial toilets equipped with a flushometer valve.

    Help on New House 2006

  • 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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