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sleeve valve

American  

noun

  1. an intake or exhaust valve for an engine, consisting of one or more sleeves reciprocating within a cylinder, so that ports in the cylinder and in the sleeves are opposed at regular intervals to open the valve.

sleeve valve British  

noun

  1. (in an internal-combustion engine) a valve in the form of a thin steel sleeve fitted between the cylinder and piston and having a reciprocating and rotary oscillation movement

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Etymology

Origin of sleeve valve

First recorded in 1910–15

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