A neat apparatus for ascertaining the height of the water in a steamer's boiler.
·noun Measure; dimensions; estimate. II. Gauge ·vt To measure or determine with a gauge. III. Gaug...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
An instrument for measuring shot, wads, &c. For round shot there are two kinds, viz. the high gauge,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
See Cox's Quay. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
In St. Catherine's precinct (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...
to come down cock's-neckling, i. e. head foremost. Wilts. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
These are for ascertaining the height of the water in the boiler, by means of three or more pipes, h...
·- A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half...
·- ·see under Gauge, ·noun. ...
·- A wall or bank to hold water back. II. Water gauge ·- An instrument for measuring or ascertainin...
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Wedge gage. ...
See anemometer ...
See salinometer. ...
A graduated iron for sounding the pump-well. ...
Implies being farther from the point whence the wind blows, than another vessel in company. ...
A curved tube partly filled with mercury, to show the pressure of steam in an engine. ...
See pluviometer ...
The manometer of a steam-engine. ...
An instrument used by Drs. Hale and Desaguliers to investigate the depth of the sea, by the pressure...
An instrument contrived for measuring the height of the tides. ...
West out of Golden Lane. In Cripplegate Ward Without (Hatton 1708-Boyle, 1799). Former name : "Cook...
East out of St. Mary Axe. In Aldgate Ward (Strype, ed 1720). Near Fletchers' Hall. Site now occupi...