pop·pet (p p  t)n. 1. A poppet valve. 2. Nautical a. A small wooden strip on a gunwale that forms or supports an oarlock. b. One of the beams of a launching cradle supporting a ship's hull. 3. Chiefly British A darling. [Middle English popet, small child, doll, puppet; see puppet.] |
poppet
Noun
a term of affection for a small child or sweetheart [variant of puppet]
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| Noun | 1. | poppet - a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid |
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