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gate valve

noun
  1. a valve in a pipe or channel having a sliding plate that controls the flow
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Historical Examples

  • A gate-valve is placed in the branch pipe at its junction with the pipe line.

    The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex.

    J. L. Campbell