Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clack valve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: clack- -valve
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A valve; especially one hinged at one edge, which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking sound.

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."
"The feed water enters the back and cool end of the preheater and passes forward to the front and hot end, after which it enters the boiler through a clack valve."

Inflected Forms

clack valves (plural)

Phrases

clack box

Frequently Paired Words

clack box

Synonyms

clack clapper valve

Questions

What does clack valve mean?: A valve; especially one hinged at one edge, which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking sound.

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