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Sand-trap.


Hydraulic Engineering.) A device for separating sand, etc., from water flowing through a pipe. In Fig. 4571, the water enters the trap through the valved induction-pipe D, and, flowing upwardly into the dome-shaped cover B, is conducted off by another pipe; the sand is detained by the diaphragm A, and settles in the annular reservoir C.

Sand-washer.

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