valve
Example Sentences
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Through an abnormal valve, excessive blood also flows to the lungs, which can cause heart failure.
From BBC
Workers at the Evonik plant were dispatched to close the gas supply valve into the factory, where the German chemical maker produces silica for toothpaste and food products.
On Feb. 18, 2015, there was an explosion at the refinery, then operated by ExxonMobil, caused by the rupture of an eroded valve.
From Los Angeles Times
Silver, which led the liquidation, will likely continue to lead volatility — either by stabilizing later or by remaining the pressure valve for risk.
From MarketWatch
They happen when water treatment works become overwhelmed, usually after rainfall, allowing highly diluted sewage to spill into a river as a "safety valve".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
