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throttle valve

American  

noun

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


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

Q. What should be the position of throttle valve when running a superheater locomotive?

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

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.

Such an action may occur from undue friction in the parts of the governor or of its throttle valve.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

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