AJUTAGE
\ˈad͡ʒuːtɪd͡ʒ], \ˈadʒuːtɪdʒ], \ˈa_dʒ_uː_t_ɪ_dʒ]\
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By Noah Webster.
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A tube, conical in form, intended to be applied to an aperture through which water passes, whereby the How of the water is greatly increased. See Schuylkill Nav. Co. v. Moore, 2 Wharf. (Pa.) 477.
By Henry Campbell Black
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A conical tube, used in drawing water through an aperture, by the use of which the quantity of water drawn is much increased. When a privilege to draw water from a canal through the forebay or tunnel by means of in aperture has been granted, it is not lawful to add an adjutage, unless such was the intention of the parties. 2 Whart. R. 477.
By John Bouvier
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ADJUTAGE, ad'joo-t[=a]j, n. a tube adjusted to an orifice through which water is discharged. [Fr.--Fr. ajouter. See ADJUST.]
By Thomas Davidson
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[L.] The brass nozzle placed at the end of a tube for regulating the discharge of the water which forms a fountain or jet d'eau.
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A short tube of a tapering or conical form placed in the side of a reservoir to facilitate the discharge of the water.
By Henry Percy Smith
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