| safety valve n. 1. A valve in a pressure container, as in a steam boiler, that automatically opens when pressure reaches a dangerous level. 2. An outlet for the release of repressed energy or emotion. |
safety valve
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a valve in a pressure vessel that allows fluid to escape when a predetermined level of pressure has been reached
2. a harmless outlet for emotion, energy, etc.
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| Noun | 1. |  safety valve - a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous levelregulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid |
Translations
safety valve n → valvola di sicurezza
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