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noun

a device for controlling the flow of air, as from a pipe or tank.

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And Air Force assessors are the first to say such imaging never tells the whole story.
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Sprawled on chaise lounges with their knees high in the air and their legs spread wide.
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Indeed, Lion Air, with 45 percent of the domestic Indonesian airline market, has swallowed the Fernandes formula whole.
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There is a larger reason, beyond the airlines themselves, why Lion Air and 61 other Indonesian airlines are on this black list.
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The Pentagon said Faal served in the Air Force for seven years, during which time he became a U.S. citizen.
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Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.
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It is to be remembered, however, that a few of these bacteria may reach the sputum from the upper air-passages.
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We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
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He stood, with the air of a hero, both arms extended towards the amazed pair of lovers.
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Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.
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British Dictionary definitions for air valve

air valve

noun

a device for controlling the flow of air in a pipe

a valve for exhausting air from a fluid system, esp from a central-heating installationSee also bleed valve

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