water-jacket

wa·ter-jack·et

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [waw-ter, wot-er jak-it]
- /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈdʒæk ɪt/
- /ˈwɔːtə(r) ˈdʒækɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [waw-ter, wot-er jak-it]
- /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈdʒæk ɪt/

Definitions of water-jacket word

verb with object water-jacket to surround or fit with a water jacket. 1
noun water-jacket a water-filled casing or compartment used to water-cool something, as an engine or machine gun. 1

See all 2 definitions of water-jacket

Information block about the term

Origin of water-jacket

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Water-jacket

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Water-jacket

water-jacket popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.