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dry pipe valve

dry pipe valve noun: a specialized mechanical valve used in commercial or industrial fire sprinkler systems; it holds back a water supply while keeping the building's overhead pipes filled with pressurized air or nitrogen.

Noun

dry pipe valve (plural dry pipe valves)

  1. A specialized mechanical valve used in commercial or industrial fire sprinkler systems; it holds back a water supply while keeping the building's overhead pipes filled with pressurized air or nitrogen.

Forms of dry pipe valve

pluraldry pipe valves

Questions about dry pipe valve

What does dry pipe valve mean?
Dry pipe valve means a specialized mechanical valve used in commercial or industrial fire sprinkler systems; it holds back a water supply while keeping the building's overhead pipes filled with pressurized air or nitrogen.
What part of speech is dry pipe valve?
Dry pipe valve is a noun.
What is the plural of dry pipe valve?
The plural of dry pipe valve is dry pipe valves.

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