slide valve

slide valve

n.

A valve that slides back and forth over ports, especially one in the cylinder wall of a steam engine that permits the intake and outflow of steam to move the piston.

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slide valve

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a valve that slides across an aperture to expose the port or opening

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (modifier) fitted with slide valves a slide-valve engine

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Noun

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slide valve - valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid