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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Hydrostat

· Hy·dro·stat · IPA
01 n. A contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam boilers.
  1. 1.
    A contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of steam boilers.
  2. 2.
    A device, usually electrical, for indicating or regulating the height of water in a reservoir or receptacle.