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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

slider, slide rest, slide rule, slideshow, slide trombone, slide valve, slideway, sliding, sliding fit, sliding flap, sliding friction

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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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