bellmouth

Etymology

From bell + mouth.

bellmouth means A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

noun

A bell-shaped extension at the end of a pipe.“The pumps were about 9 1/2 feet above the suction bellmouth, which was about 10 inches above the bottom of the tank and about 22 inches starboard of the sump's centerline. Because the bellmouth was offset to the starboard side of the sump's centerline, the system was more susceptible to losing suction from a port list. Thus, the NTSB concludes that the port list, coupled with the vessel’s motion, ”