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Ramsbottom safety valve

Ramsbottom safety valve noun: a kind of tamperproof safety valve for use on locomotives, consisting of two plug-type valves connected by a spring-laden pivoting arm.

Noun

Ramsbottom safety valve (plural Ramsbottom safety valves)

  1. A kind of tamperproof safety valve for use on locomotives, consisting of two plug-type valves connected by a spring-laden pivoting arm.
    • The boiler had a large dome over the firebox, inside the cab, surmounted by Ramsbottom safety valves.1951 April, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: London Midland Region”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 283

Forms of Ramsbottom safety valve

pluralRamsbottom safety valves

Origin of Ramsbottom safety valve

Named after English mechanical engineer John Ramsbottom.

Questions about Ramsbottom safety valve

What does Ramsbottom safety valve mean?
Ramsbottom safety valve means a kind of tamperproof safety valve for use on locomotives, consisting of two plug-type valves connected by a spring-laden pivoting arm.
What part of speech is Ramsbottom safety valve?
Ramsbottom safety valve is a noun.
What is the plural of Ramsbottom safety valve?
The plural of Ramsbottom safety valve is Ramsbottom safety valves.

Words near Ramsbottom safety valve in the dictionary

  1. ramsayite
  2. ramsbeckite
  3. Ramsbotham
  4. Ramsbothams
  5. Ramsbottom
  6. Ramsbottom safety valve
  7. Ramsbottom safety valves
  8. Ramsbottoms
  9. Ramsburg
  10. Ramsburgs
  11. Ramsbury

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