Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jockey valve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: jock-ey -valve
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A manually-controlled auxiliary valve on the regulator of a steam engine to control smaller amounts of steam than can be managed by the main valve.

Example Sentences

"Jockey-valves of locomotive regulators are small auxiliary ports which can be opened by a suitable movement of the regulator-handle, when it is desired to pass no more than a limited amount of steam to the cylinders, as, for example, over level or slightly falling track with light loads. A jockey-valve enables such working to be conducted with more precision than is possible by a partial opening of the main regulator valve."

Inflected Forms

jockey valves (plural)

Questions

What does jockey valve mean?: A manually-controlled auxiliary valve on the regulator of a steam engine to control smaller amounts of steam than can be managed by the main valve.

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