The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sparger \Spar"ger\, n. [Cf. F. asperger to sprinkle, L. aspergere, spargere.] A vessel with a perforated cover, for sprinkling with a liquid; a sprinkler.
Wiktionary
n. A vessel with a perforated cover for sprinkle a liquid.
Usage examples of "sparger".
MEO, Lieutenant Joe Sparger, a tall, angular man, made room for Trevellion to sit in the centre of the U-shaped settee.
Joe Sparger, who had come up for a breather on to the wings of the bridge, could see Trevellion striding from side to side of the bridge in an effort to see the screwflagman on the roof of the helicopter hangar.
Whenever Fane juggled at sea to replace the fuel spill pipes, Sparger adopted full fire precautions while the other engine continued running.
Joe Sparger glanced up as the Master-at-Arms tapped on the frame of his cabin door.
As they smothered the flames flickering across his clothing, Sparger passed out.
And in magazine articles about the scene Victor Sparger suddenly looked like a footnote.
The sparger consists of a number of hollow arms radiating from a common centre and pierced by a number of small perforations.
The common central vessel from which the sparge-arms radiate is mounted in such a manner that it rotates automatically when a stream of water is admitted, so that a constant fine spray covers the whole tun when the sparger is in operation.