relief valve

Example Sentences

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"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 interest forgiveness would be a one-time benefit, but would be the largest relief valve in the plan.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

The river was so swollen with floodwaters in May that officials opened a rarely used relief valve, routing some of the water into the California Aqueduct to be used in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Then they hit $56.01 in June and $63.03 in September, both times triggering supplemental auctions meant to act as a relief valve to steady prices.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

It was as if he had been holding himself in and the self-contained pressure had grown acute when the insolent chauffeur presented himself as a relief valve.

From Burned Bridges by Sinclair, Bertrand W.