needle valve
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.
Words nearby needle valve
needle exchange, needle fly, needle in a haystack, needle time, needle trades, needle valve, needle-holder, needlecord, needlecraft, needlefish, needleful
Origin of needle valve
First recorded in 1900–05
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Examples from the Web for needle valve
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. MatthewsIn this box a piston moves, which is provided at its lower end with a needle-valve.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. MathotMatt couldn't understand why the runabout wasn't beginning to develop trouble in the vicinity of the needle-valve.
Motor Matt's Red Flyer, or, On the High Gear|Stanley R. MatthewsOne grain of sand clogged the needle-valve, Josh, and there's a thousand more grains to come down the supply-pipe.
Motor Matt's Red Flyer, or, On the High Gear|Stanley R. Matthews
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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