"escape valve" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: escape valves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} escape valve (plural escape valves)
  1. A valve on a boiler to let the steam escape. Translations (A valve on a boiler so as to let the steam escape): изпускателен клапан (izpuskatelen klapan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), válvula de escape [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-escape_valve-en-noun-XsqrPwS3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'A valve on a boiler so as to let the steam escape': 95 5
  2. (figurative) Any psychological mechanism to relieve stress. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-escape_valve-en-noun-MsBwpb-Y

Inflected forms

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