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spark arrester
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Spark arrester
(gcide) | Spark \Spark\, n. [OE. sparke, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark,
sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag["e]ti, Gr. ?
a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph?rj to crackle, to thunder.
Cf. Speak.]
1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is
emitted by a body in combustion.
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Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
--Job v. 7.
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2. A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
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3. That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or
into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle. "If
any spark of life be yet remaining." --Shak. "Small
intellectual spark." --Macaulay. "Vital spark of heavenly
flame." --Pope.
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We have here and there a little clear light, some
sparks of bright knowledge. --Locke.
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Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark.
--Wordsworth.
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Spark arrester, a contrivance to prevent the escape of
sparks while it allows the passage of gas, -- chiefly used
in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called
also spark consumer. [U.S.]
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spark arrester
(wn) | spark arrester
n 1: electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical
contacts are opened or closed
2: a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or
smokestack [syn: spark arrester, sparker] |
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spark arrester
(encz) | spark arrester, n: |
spark arrester
(wn) | spark arrester
n 1: electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical
contacts are opened or closed
2: a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or
smokestack [syn: spark arrester, sparker] |
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