safety valve
safety valve
Definition
safety valve
noun
- an automatic valve for a steam boiler, pressure cooker, etc., which opens if the pressure becomes excessive
- any outlet for the release of strong emotion, energy, etc.
safety valve
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- rate: Any kind of experimentation from any part of the political compass would be extremely risky without the safety valve of a flexible exchange rate.
Converse of object
- offer: They offer a safety valve and a source of information about a whole range of parenting issues.
- shut: If we shut that safety valve off our arguments will go elsewhere and probably result in violence.
- open: Successive wins over Conwy and Flint set the scene for the Friday night showdown with a point needed to open the safety valve.
Preposition: against
- pressure: Recruitment of migrant workers has thus been acting as a safety valve against excessive wage pressure in the jobs market.
Modifies a noun
- casting: The refitted safety valve casting has had the rear valve refitted minus the spring.
- cover: The dome and safety valve cover were Gibson parts designed for his GWR 517 class kit.
- pressure: An attempt was made to check the safety valve pressure by blanking the unloader off, resulting in the unloader giving up completely!
Noun used with modifier
- boiler: Water cooled pump for obtaining 9 bar group pressure, boiler safety valve features anti-flood device that drains to the waste out.
- relief: The safety system is generally based on using high integrity safety relief valves.
- pop: Stephenson's link motion, an Ashford type steam reverser and Ross pop safety valves were fitted.
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