Meanings
nounexhaust valve (plural exhaust valves)
plural exhaust valves
- A valve through which the products of combustion escape from the cylinder to the manifold.
Individual cylinder heads are fitted each with two inlet and two exhaust valves, a fuel injector and a pre-combustion chamber.
1958 April 28, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265 - A valve that allows steam to escape from a cylinder after use.
Translations
Finnish pakoventtiili
- pakoventtiilivalve through which the products of combustion escape
German Abblaseventil
- Abblaseventilvalve through which the products of combustion escape
Portuguese válvula de escape
- válvula de escapevalve through which the products of combustion escape
Spanish válvula de escape
- válvula de escapevalve through which the products of combustion escape
Tagalog pulasang tudlang
- pulasang tudlangvalve through which the products of combustion escape
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APA
exhaust valve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20valve
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“exhaust valve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20valve. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhaust valve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20valve.
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