"suction valve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: suction valves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} suction valve (plural suction valves)
  1. An automatic non-return valve that opens when the boiler is at less than atmospheric pressure so as to avoid any risk of vacuum collapse when a hot boiler is allowed to cool down out of service.
    Sense id: en-suction_valve-en-noun-O~cIP4P0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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