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screw valve

screw valve noun: a stopcock opened and closed by means of a screw instead of a spigot.

Noun

screw valve (plural screw valves)

  1. A stopcock opened and closed by means of a screw instead of a spigot.

Forms of screw valve

pluralscrew valves

Questions about screw valve

What does screw valve mean?
Screw valve means a stopcock opened and closed by means of a screw instead of a spigot.
What part of speech is screw valve?
Screw valve is a noun.
What is the plural of screw valve?
The plural of screw valve is screw valves.

Words near screw valve in the dictionary

  1. screw threads
  2. screw top
  3. screw tops
  4. screw up
  5. screw up one's courage
  6. screw valve
  7. screw valves
  8. screw ventilator
  9. screw ventilators
  10. screw with
  11. screw wrench

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