noun
1.A metal chimney on a ship or steam engine.
‘From there the Queen was taken to one of the ship’s giant swimming pools where she was presented with a model of the ship’s funnel by representatives of the St Nazaire shipyard in France where QM2 was built.’
‘The older ships had their own character, with their funnels painted in the line’s colour.’
2.A thing resembling a funnel in shape or function.
‘a funnel of light fell from a circular ceiling’
‘they were close to the middle of the cloud funnel’
3.A tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening.
‘Approximately 5 ml of this suspension, corresponding to 200 mg of cells, were dispersed onto a nylon membrane using a Buchner funnel to remove liquid medium.’
‘They were shaped differently, more cylindrical, with longer, more narrow funnels at their bases.’
verb
1.Guide or channel (something) through or as if through a funnel.
‘some $12.8 billion was funnelled through the Marshall Plan’
‘The water was funnelled through a gap left to allow access to the fields for farm vehicles leading to widespread flooding of nearby homes.’
2.Move or be guided through or as if through a funnel.
‘the wind funnelled down through the valley’
‘A grey heron was disturbed on its lunchtime patrol, a raptor lumbered over on heavy broad wings, a soft warm wind funnelled up the valley.’
3.Take on the shape of a funnel by widening or narrowing at the end.
‘the crevice funnelled out’
‘All the birds funneled through a narrow corridor and crossed the Equator within a ten-day period in early October.’
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noun
‘From there the Queen was taken to one of the ship’s giant swimming pools where she was presented with a model of the ship’s funnel by representatives of the St Nazaire shipyard in France where QM2 was built.’
