relief valve

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Wonderful is also touting plans for a six-lane highway, the Central Valley Green Pass, that would act as a relief valve for Highway 99.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

"Combined storm overflows are a pressure relief valve for the wastewater network," NI Water's Director of Engineering and Sustainability Gary Curran explained.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

"The rebound in the labor supply has been encouraging as it can act as a relief valve against elevated wage pressures," said Lydia Boussour, senior economist at EY-Parthenon in New York.

From Reuters • May 5, 2023

The previous Sunday, it unveiled an emergency lending program meant to serve as a relief valve for banks that need to raise cash.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

The question of relief valves in turbine installations is an important one, and it seems desirable at this point to draw attention to another necessary relief valve and its function, namely the turbine atmospheric valve.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)