inlet valve

noun

A valve that lets fuel into a cylinder.

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Meanings

nouninlet valve (plural inlet valves)

plural inlet valves

  1. A valve that lets fuel into a cylinder.

    Individual cylinder heads are fitted each with two inlet and two exhaust valves, a fuel injector and a pre-combustion chamber.

    1958 April 29, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265
  2. A valve that lets steam into a cylinder.
  3. A valve that lets water into a cistern, or wherever it is required.
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