clack box
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The box or chamber in which a clack valve works.
Example Sentences
- "The connecting pipe between a locomotive injector and the boiler, through which the water is forced into the boiler against the steam pressure within, is provided with a "clack-valve," which allows the water to pass in the inward direction only and not the outward; this is housed in a "clack-box". No question of "advantages or disadvantages" attaches to the use of a clack-box; it is a necessary part of locomotive equipment."