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escape valve

escape valve noun: a valve on a boiler to let the steam escape.

Noun

escape valve (plural escape valves)

  1. A valve on a boiler to let the steam escape.
  2. (figuratively) Any psychological mechanism to relieve stress.
    • Lastly, self-affirmation provides us an escape valve if we come face to face with the intrinsic evil of our actions and role within a group.2018, Peter Beattie, Social Evolution, Political Psychology, and the Media in Democracy, page 148

escape valve meaning in Tamil

escape valve in Tamil

வெளியேற்றும் கட்டுப்பாட்டிதழ், வெளியேற்றும் வால்வு

Forms of escape valve

pluralescape valves

Questions about escape valve

What does escape valve mean?
Escape valve means a valve on a boiler to let the steam escape.
What is escape valve in Tamil?
Escape valve in Tamil is வெளியேற்றும் கட்டுப்பாட்டிதழ், வெளியேற்றும் வால்வு. See Escape valve meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is escape valve?
Escape valve is a noun.
What is the plural of escape valve?
The plural of escape valve is escape valves.

Words near escape valve in the dictionary

  1. escape routes
  2. escape sequence
  3. escape sequences
  4. escape tone
  5. escape tones
  6. escape valve
  7. escape valves
  8. escape velocities
  9. escape velocity
  10. escape wheel
  11. escape wheels

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