Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any valve, opening from without inward, through which a fluid may pass into a vessel; specifically, in motors, a valve through which motor fluid enters a cylinder.
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Examples
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One of these magnets closes an exhaust-valve, and the other opens an inlet-valve, in the compressed air tank.
Around the World in Ten Days Chelsea Curtis Fraser
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In it are three round openings filled with the thickest plate-glass and protected by brass bars or guards; also an outlet-valve to allow the foul air to escape; a short metal tube with an inlet-valve, to which the air-pump is screwed; and a regulating cock for getting rid of excess of air.
Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters Francis B. Pearson 1859
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