syphon

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube
noun a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
verb convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

The last syphon was empty. — The Diary of a Nobody, George Grossmith
The soda-water syphon was different. — Five Children and It, E. (Edith) Nesbit
There was a little soda-water in the syphon. — Mike, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

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