throttle valve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of throttle valve
First recorded in 1805–15
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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 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 J. B. (Joseph Bernard) Wagner
In 1837 I employed, as an expansion valve, a rectangular throttle valve, accurately fitting a bored out seat, in which it might be made to revolve, though it did not revolve in working.
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by John Bourne, C.E.
Reaching forward, Dick opened the throttle valve to its limit, and then sat grim and still while the throb of the screw shook the trembling hull.
From Brandon of the Engineers by Harold Bindloss
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