ball valve
Americannoun
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a valve controlling flow by means of a ball pierced with an opening in one direction and fixed to rotate on a spindle at right angles to the opening.
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any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball.
noun
Etymology
Origin of ball valve
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Should you have a full-pressure leak, you can cut the copper pipe, slide on an open ball valve and use a press tool to crimp the valve onto the copper tubing.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
The device mimics the upper GI tract: an artificial stomach with a pressure pump, and a ball valve 'sphincter muscle,' leading up to the esophagus and throat.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 22, 2015
He fitted the bucket with a hose that was controlled by a ball valve of the sort used in swimming pool plumbing systems.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2010
Dr. Harken went to work with designers and technicians at Davol Rubber Co. in Providence, and they devised what he calls a "caged ball valve."
From Time Magazine Archive
The most ordinary species of valve in the feed pumps of locomotives, is the ball valve.
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.
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