valve
noun
any device for halting or controlling the flow of a liquid, gas, or other material through a passage, pipe, inlet, outlet, etc.
valves
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pluralof valve.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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City crews are pumping out water on the streets, rebuilding beach berms and opening tide valves to help mitigate water intrusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The same thing is happening at Iran’s land borders with Turkey, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, dealing Tehran a self-inflicted blow and throttling trade through its few remaining economic release valves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
He’d return with images of abandoned stairwells, dilapidated neon signage, Art Deco theater facades, boiler room control valves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The captain credited the GasLog Salem crew with quickly shutting gas tank valves, helping contain the fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
And then he lifted up both gloved hands and fiddled with the valves until the balloon made a steep descent.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
