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Water hammer
A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air,
and hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water being
unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass with a sound like
that of a hammer.
Water hammer
A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as
against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it.