poppet valve

plural poppet valves

1. engineeringA valve (as in an internal combustion engine) which consists of a sliding shaft with a disk on the end (the disk being shaped to alternately plug and unplug a matching port). Such a valve is opened by either a cam or a solenoid and is closed by either a spring or a solenoid.

   This communication between the tank and pump is controlled by a float valve in the tanks and a cock in the pipe, while a poppet valve prevents the undrawn liquor going into the waste tank.

   1900, Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications, page 75

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   Chesapeake & Ohio's enormous L-2 4-6-4's with Franklin rotary-cam poppet valves boasted an engine weight of 221½ tons and were coal-minded Chessie's last bid to beat the passenger diesel with a reciprocating engine.

   1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 62