pressure valve
English
Noun
pressure valve (plural pressure valves)
- A valve designed to open when subjected to a given amount of pressure. Also used figuratively.
- 2010, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct 2010:
- WikiLeaks might have provided a pressure valve for those agents who were terribly worried about what might happen and frustrated by their superiors' seeming indifference.
- 2010, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct 2010:
Translations
valve which opens under set amount of pressure
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