# jerk water

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To fill a steam locomotive water tank manually from natural water supplies (a hypothetical process whose use has been discredited).
2. To scoop water from a track pan mounted on the tracks directly into a steam engine's tank without stopping.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jerk-water