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Meanings of safety valve in English
Portuguese
válvula de escape Catalan
vàlvula de seguretat A valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level.
Usage of safety valve in English
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We had a safety valve and that may have affected our display.
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These disks are a safety valve, deep down in Henrik's private underworld.
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And I would put that into the category of the safety valve.
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It was a safety valve that allowed the most desperate to go.
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Eph and Fet backed away from the blue-lit closet, their safety valve.
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A safety valve, a pressure indicator, and a blow-off complete the outfit.
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What is the purpose of a safety valve on a locomotive boiler?
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What should be done if a safety valve spring or stud breaks?
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This may be an important safety valve for the exam system in England.
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The steam escaping through the safety valve is passed through the same apparatus.
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If such a boiler is used, a small safety valve should be attached.
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The sound was exactly that of steam roaring from a locomotive's safety valve.
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Don't you take the monkey-wrench off the safety valve like that.
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So you'll have to be my safety valve, confidant and confessor.
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OPINION:Irish emigrants serve the body politic as a safety valve.
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The ability of your PC to run independent code is an important safety valve.