Definition of Funnil
Fun"nel (?), n. [OE. funel,
fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum,
infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in +
fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W.
ffynel air hole, chimney. See Fuse, v.
t.] 1. A vessel of the shape of an
inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for
conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel.
2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing
substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a
steamship or the like.
Funnel box (Mining), an apparatus for
collecting finely crushed ore from water. Knight. --
Funnel stay (Naut.), one of the ropes or
rods steadying a steamer's funnel.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids etc. into a close vessel; a tunnel.
- A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
- To use a funnel.
- To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense.
Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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