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

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

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.