Found 2 items, similar to water hammer.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: water hammer water hammer n : the banging sound of steam in pipes
English → English (gcide) Definition: Water hammer Water hammer \Wa“ter ham”mer\ (Physics) 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it. [1913 Webster] 3. A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot water, to blister the skin, as for counterritation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]