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
The throttle valve is a simple slide valve and must have been primitive for the time, for the balance-poppet throttle valve was in use in this country previous to 1851.
From The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 United States Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 42, 1964 by White, John H.
At no time during the trial was the throttle valve open more than three-eighths of an inch.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various
A. Priming is caused by carrying the water too high in the boiler so that when the throttle valve is opened some of it passes over with the steam in the form of a spray.
From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous
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