pop valve
noun
: a safety valve designed to open when the pressure of a fluid exceeds the force exerted by the spring that normally keeps the valve closed
Word History
Etymology
pop entry 1
- shovelnose
- shovelnose catfish
- shovelnose shark
- shovelnose sturgeon
- shovelnoses
- shovels
- shovelsful
- shovelweed
- shover
- shovers
- shoves
- shoves (off)
- shoves off
- shoves over
- shoves up
- shoving
- shoving (off)
- shoving match
- shoving off
- shoving over
- shoving up
- show
- show (a lot of) promise
- show (someone) around
- show (someone) in