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escape valves

escape valves is the plural of escape valve.

Meaning of escape valve

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

Questions about escape valves

What is escape valves the plural of?
Escape valves is the plural of escape valve.

Words near escape valves in the dictionary

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

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