Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Mechanism employed in operating a valve.
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Examples
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Larry had wheeled about the instant he saw Joe start in obedience to his call, and he was in time to see Croly again in the act of seizing the valve-gear.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Various
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But the determined face of the boy, coupled with his words, made Croly pause, although he still allowed his hand to rest on the valve-gear of the great engine.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Various
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The youth reached the valve-gear at the same time, and the hands of both grasped the wheel.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Various
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It was not yet time to start the engine, but Croly sprang to the valve-gear to let on the steam.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Various
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The casing is in two parts, on one of which the brackets for fixing the engine are carried, while the other part carries the valve-gear.
A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914
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He could hear the vicious hum of the reversing-engines, and then the great muffled cough of power as the ponderous valve-gear was thrown into position and the vaster machinery above him was coerced into a motion that seemed languid yet relentless.
Never-Fail Blake Arthur Stringer 1912
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Fig. 17 shows plainly the operation of the mechanical valve-gear.
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The rods which connect the governor with the valve-gear have ordinary brass ends or heads and are adjusted by right-and-left threads and secured by lock-nuts.
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There are besides the mechanical valve-gear the electric and hydraulic, but these will be left for a future article.
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The horizontal rod at the back of the valve-gear may be loosened and the amount of end play of each individual shield-plate noticed and compared with the bushings on the horizontal rod at the back which binds the shield-plates together.
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