slide valve

noun Machinery.

a valve that slides without lifting to open or close an aperture, as the valves of the ports in the cylinders of certain steam engines.

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Origin of slide valve

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby slide valve

slide over, slide rest, slide rule, slide show, slide trombone, slide valve, slide-action, slidell, slider, slideshow, slideway
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British Dictionary definitions for slide valve

slide valve

noun

a valve that slides across an aperture to expose the port or opening
(modifier) fitted with slide valvesa slide-valve engine
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