strainer

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/

Noun

strainer (plural strainers)

1. A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.

   Synonyms: sile

2. A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.
3. One who strains.

Translations

• French: filtre
• German: Sieb; Durchschlag
• Italian: colino, colatoio
• Portuguese: peneira
• Russian: си́то
• Spanish: colador, filtro

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