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Relief valve Moderate

Relief valve has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level

2

A safety valve that relieves pressure when it becomes high but before it becomes dangerous.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
valve regulator
Rhyming Words
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