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ball valve

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ball valve (noun)
  2. ball-check valve (noun)

ball valve

noun

Definition of BALL VALVE

: a valve in which a ball regulates the aperture especially by its rise and fall due to fluid pressure, a spring, or its own weight

First Known Use of BALL VALVE

1839

Rhymes with BALL VALVE

bivalve, check valve, slide valve

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