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exhaust valves

exhaust valves is the plural of exhaust valve.

Meaning of exhaust valve

Noun

exhaust valve (plural exhaust valves)

  1. A valve through which the products of combustion escape from the cylinder to the manifold.
    • Individual cylinder heads are fitted each with two inlet and two exhaust valves, a fuel injector and a pre-combustion chamber.1958 April, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265
  2. A valve that allows steam to escape from a cylinder after use.

Questions about exhaust valves

What is exhaust valves the plural of?
Exhaust valves is the plural of exhaust valve.

Words near exhaust valves in the dictionary

  1. exhaust purifier
  2. exhaust purifiers
  3. exhaust system
  4. exhaust systems
  5. exhaust valve
  6. exhaust valves
  7. exhaust velocity
  8. exhaust-free
  9. exhaustable
  10. exhausted
  11. exhausted combination

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