Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A valve for controlling water.
- noun Specifically, the feed-valve controlling entry of feed-water into a boiler.
- noun A relief-valve, or cylinder-cock, or automatic snifting-valve, designed to let out water from the cylinder of a steam-engine.
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Examples
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While formerly the air in the space next the zinc wall was either cooled or heated alternately by opening the water-valve or by passing a current through the heating coil, at present it is found much more advantageous to allow a slow flow of air and water through the pipes continuously, thus having the air-space normally somewhat cooler than is desired.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Francis Gano Benedict 1913
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As soon as the water-valve was closed and the air-cock opened, the compressed air blew all of the water out of the tube.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Francis Gano Benedict 1913
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