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triple valves

triple valves is the plural of triple valve.

Meaning of triple valve

Noun

triple valve (plural triple valves)

  1. In railway air braking systems, a valve that performs three functions.
    • By 1873, the triple valve had been developed satisfactorily in a form which it retained for many years, and by it the automatic character of the brake was ensured. The valve got its name from its triple function of applying the brakes, releasing them, and re-charging the auxiliary reservoirs.1946 November and December, “George Westinghouse, 1846-1914”, in Railway Magazine, pages 374–375

Questions about triple valves

What is triple valves the plural of?
Triple valves is the plural of triple valve.

Words near triple valves in the dictionary

  1. triple threats
  2. triple time
  3. triple triple
  4. triple triples
  5. triple valve
  6. triple valves
  7. triple warmer
  8. triple warmers
  9. triple whammies
  10. triple whammy
  11. triple witching

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