Kingston valve
King´ston valve
| n. | 1.(Marine Steam Engin.) A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line. |
| 单词 | kingston valve | ||
| 释义 | Kingston valveKing´ston valve
Kingston Valvekingston valve[′kiŋ·stən ‚valv]Kingston Valve(sea cock), a valve on the underwater part of the outside plating of a ship. Kingston valves, which are connected to the intake or discharge branch pipes of the ship systems (such as the systems for ballast, fire extinguishing, condenser or engine cooling, or artillery magazine flooding), are used for filling ship piping or compartments with seawater and for discharging water overboard. |
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