Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triple valve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: triple -valve
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In railway air braking systems, a valve that performs three functions.

Example Sentences

"By 1873, the triple valve had been developed satisfactorily in a form which it retained for many years, and by it the automatic character of the brake was ensured. The valve got its name from its triple function of applying the brakes, releasing them, and re-charging the auxiliary reservoirs."
"The basic equipment on each vehicle consists of the auxiliary reservoir, the triple valve and the brake cylinders. When the train pipe pressure is reduced, the triple valve spills air out of the auxiliary reservoir until its pressure becomes equal to that of the train pipe; this air is passed into the brake cylinders."

Inflected Forms

triple valves (plural)

Questions

What does triple valve mean?: In railway air braking systems, a valve that performs three functions.

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