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
An engineer, finding a lever and throttle valve, roared to a sailor to take the wheel, and already the launch was curving seaward when Hozier shouted: "Where is Marcel?"
From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis
A. Place the reverse lever in full gear, open the throttle valve gradually so as to start the train one car at a time and easily.
From The Traveling Engineers' Association To Improve The Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads by Anonymous
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
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