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SIAMESE CONNECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building
Synonyms:
siamese; siamese connection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("siamese connection" is a kind of...):
inlet; intake (an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container)
Holonyms ("siamese connection" is a part of...):
sprinkler system (a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature)
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