strainer
/ˈstɹeɪnɚ/ noun C2- 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.
- 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.
- Debris in water that blocks the passage of solid objects.
- One who strains.
Plural strainers
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