throttle valve

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noun

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

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Nearby words

thronner, thronos, throstle, throttle, throttle lever, throttle valve, throttle-body injection, throttleable, throttlebottom, throttlehold, through

Origin of throttle valve

First recorded in 1805–15

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for throttle valve

The throttle-valve T in that pipe, near the cylinder, is regulated by a system of levers connected with the governor.
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)|Dionysius Lardner
It represents, in the phrase of the inventor, the finger laid upon the throttle-valve of a steam-engine.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
In that position the passage within the tube would be necessarily unobstructed by the throttle-valve.
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)|Dionysius Lardner
The fly-ball governor replaced the throttle-valve which was at first used by Watt to regulate the speed of his engines.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns

The engineer may draw his throttle-valve and give the piston full head.
The Seat of Empire|Charles Carleton Coffin