needle valve

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noun Machinery.

a valve with a needlelike part, a fine adjustment, or a small opening, especially a valve in which the opening is controlled by a needlelike or conical point that fits into a conical seat.

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Origin of needle valve

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby needle valve

needless, needless to say, needlestick, needle time, needle trades, needle valve, needlewoman, needlework, need like a hole in the head, needn't, needs

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How to use needle valve in a sentence

He inspected the needle valve with much care, and had Foster on the front seat trying to start her afterwards.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
Matt flung down the can, adjusted the needle-valve of the gasoline shut-off which he had found out of order, and tried the motor.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends|Stanley R. Matthews
When the level of gasoline in the float chamber was lowered the float would fall and the needle valve uncover the opening.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag
It will be noticed that a metering pin or needle valve opens the jet when the air valve opens.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag

When this adjustment is secured the lock nut is screwed in place so the needle valve will keep the adjustment.
Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag

British Dictionary definitions for needle valve

needle valve

noun

a valve containing a tapered rod that can be moved in or out to control the flow of a fluid

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