: a valve in which a ball regulates the aperture especially by its rise and fall due to fluid pressure, a spring, or its own weight
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Recent Examples on the WebThen, shortly after the tap, install a full-flow ball valve. Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2021 The Ivy Rain Barrels come with locking, child-proof lids and have protective screening against mosquitoes and a 3/4-inch ball valve to connect to a garden hose or another barrel. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020 Hughes rotated a ball valve a quarter-turn to launch, and the rocket leapt skyward with an infernal hiss. David Howard, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2020