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{
"_dis1": "39 39 5 17",
"word": "Ramsbottom safety valve"
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"ref": "1941 April, “British Locomotive Developments”, in The Railway Magazine, London: Tothill Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 173",
"text": "Spun glass mattresses are used for lagging the boiler, which has three Ross pop safety valves on the front ring.",
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"ref": "1959 April, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 185",
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"A valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc. (such as a boiler or pressure cooker), would burst, thus reducing the pressure; a relief valve."
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "veiligheidsklep"
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"word": "صمام أمان"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"word": "vàlvula de seguretat"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"word": "vàlvula d'alleujament"
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"word": "vàlvula d'alleujament de pressió"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "安全閥"
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"roman": "ānquánfá",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "安全阀"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"word": "pojistný ventil"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "sikkerhedsventil"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "varoventtiili"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"feminine"
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"word": "soupape de sécurité"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"word": "soupape de décompression"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"word": "soupape d’échappement"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"word": "Sicherheitsventil"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "שסתום בטיחות"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "biztonsági szelep"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "valvola di sicurezza"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
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"word": "valvola di emergenza"
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"alt": "あんぜんべん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "anzenben",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "安全弁"
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"code": "kk",
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"roman": "saqtyq klapan",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "сақтық клапан"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "apsauginis vožtuvas"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "sécherheetsventil"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "Iwwerdrockventil"
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"roman": "sigúrnosen véntil",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
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"word": "сигу́рносен ве́нтил"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "sikkerhetsventil"
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"_dis1": "55 33 3 9",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "شیر ایمنی"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "zawór bezpieczeństwa"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "válvula de segurança"
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"_dis1": "55 33 3 9",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "válvula de escape"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "válvula de alívio de pressão"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"roman": "predoxranítelʹnyj klápan",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"masculine"
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"word": "предохрани́тельный кла́пан"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "válvula de seguridad"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "säkerhetsventil"
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"roman": "sēphṭi vālvu",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "సేఫ్టి వాల్వు"
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"word": "emniyet supabı"
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"roman": "zapobížnyj klápan",
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"masculine"
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"word": "van an toàn"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "soupape de sécurité"
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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],
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "sikkerhetsventil"
},
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "شیر ایمنی"
},
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "supapa de siguranță"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "predoxranítelʹnyj klápan",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "предохрани́тельный кла́пан"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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"feminine"
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"word": "válvula de seguridad"
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "säkerhetsventil"
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"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "sēphṭi vālvu",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "సేఫ్టి వాల్వు"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"word": "emniyet supabı"
},
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "zapobížnyj klápan",
"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "запобі́жний кла́пан"
},
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container holding a gas, vapour, etc., would burst, thus reducing the pressure",
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},
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mechanism offering relief from physical or emotional pressure or tension",
"word": "purkautumiskeino"
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"code": "mk",
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"roman": "véntil",
"sense": "mechanism offering relief from physical or emotional pressure or tension",
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"word": "ве́нтил"
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"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "sigúrnosen véntil",
"sense": "mechanism offering relief from physical or emotional pressure or tension",
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],
"word": "сигу́рносен ве́нтил"
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"word": "válvula de escape"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "United States law authorizing a judge to disregard mandatory minimum sentences for some criminals with few or no prior offenses",
"word": "vähimmäisrangaistuksen sivuuttamisen salliva laki"
}
],
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}
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