lubricator
lubricator
Definition
lu·bri·ca·tor (-kāt′ər)
noun
a person or thing that lubricates; specif.,
- a lubricant
- 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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