Kingston valve

noun

A valve fitted in the bottom of a ship's fuel, water or ballast tank that allows seawater to enter for the purposes of cleaning and to admit water ballast.

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Meanings

nounKingston valve (plural Kingston valves)

plural Kingston valves

  1. A valve fitted in the bottom of a ship's fuel, water or ballast tank that allows seawater to enter for the purposes of cleaning and to admit water ballast.

Origin

After its inventor John Kingston (1786-1847), an English engineer.

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APA

Kingston valve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingston%20valve

MLA

“Kingston valve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingston%20valve. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kingston valve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kingston%20valve.

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