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lubricator Definition

lu·bri·ca·tor (-kāt′ər)

noun

a person or thing that lubricates; specif.,

  1. a lubricant
  2. an oil cup or similar device for supplying a lubricant to machinery

lubricator Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • require: For sliding applications it does not normally require lubricators.
  • operate: Steam operated flange lubricator covering all main driving wheelsets, front and rear bogies.
  • fill: Oil the bearings and moving parts and fill the mechanical lubricator with steam oil only.

Adjective modifier

  • hydrostatic: Fill mechanical lubricators ( where fitted ) and hydrostatic lubricators with the correct grades of oil, ensuring they are not overfilled.
  • mechanical: June 21 2003 © John Salter Inside the shed the mechanical lubricator is looking very smart.

Modifies a noun

  • drive: June 10 2005 The view from the rear shows better how the lubricator drive is arranged from the valve stem.

Noun used with modifier

  • displacement: Displacement lubricator A device often seen secured to the side of a steam-locomotive smokebox.
  • feed: As built the engines had Wakefield mechanical lubricators but Maunsell soon changed these for a sight feed lubricator.
  • flange: The flange lubricators use condensed steam direct from the auxiliary manifold and when correctly used apply a steady trickle of water to the flange.
  • sight: As built the engines had Wakefield mechanical lubricators but Maunsell soon changed these for a sight feed lubricator.
  • track: We already use remote monitoring systems to measure such things as wheel condition or the status of track lubricators.

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