throttle valve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of throttle valve
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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A sticky throttle valve doomed a rocket-landing try in April 2015.
From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2017
I'm just dreaming about how to make a throttle valve.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Heavy balls attached to a governor are only requisite to overcome the friction of the throttle valve which shuts off the steam, and of the connections leading thereto.
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.
Instantly Knight pulled the throttle valve open, and the locomotive started forward with a jerk.
From Stories Of Georgia by Harris, Joel Chandler
Diagrams taken from engines worked in this manner show a very excellent result, and most of the modern engines trust for their expansive working to the link motion and the throttle valve.
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.
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