slide valve

/slaɪd vælv/
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Other forms: slide valves

Definitions of slide valve
  1. noun
    valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port
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    type of:
    valve
    control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
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