throttle valve

American  

noun

1. a valve for throttling the working fluid of an engine, refrigerator, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of throttle valve

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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throttle valve

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

Next, the driving engine steam valve should be opened wide and the throttle valve opened just enough to supply the proper amount of coal to the fire-box.

From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous

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.

The engines as supplied by the manufacturers are constructed to operate the fan or blower at a proper speed with its throttle valve wide open, and with not less than 80 pounds pressure of steam.

From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)