SINCE 1828
Ramsbottom safety valve
noun
Rams·bot·tom safety valve
| \ ˈramzˌbätəm-\
Definition of Ramsbottom safety valve
: a safety valve used especially on locomotives in which two valves are pressed down by a single spring attached to a crosspiece prolonged to form a hand lever by which the valves may be eased up to test their adjustment
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