strainer

Definitions

Cars & Driving

  • noun a

    wire mesh

    filter, as used in an

    oil pump strainer

    in the

    sump

Food

  • General name for

    colander

    , sieve or

    chinois

Publishing

  • noun a metal container through which paper pulp is passed to

    remove

    impurities

Travel

  • noun a utensil made with metal or nylon mesh, used to separate solids from a liquid
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