positive crankcase ventilation

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noun Automotive.

a means of reducing air pollution by directing the fumes from the crankcase of an engine into the intake manifold, so that they will be channeled into the cylinders and burned. Abbreviation: PCV

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And more than that—the world is ending because of the changes that many of us see as positive.
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He was positive he had seen some one enter the room, go to the chair, and take the money from his pockets.
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