| 释义 |
snifter valve
noun
or snift·ing valve
1. : a small valve opening into the atmosphere from a cylinder, from a condenser, or from the air chamber of a steam pump to allow the escape or entrance of air and the release of accumulated water at each stroke of the piston — called also sniffle valve
2. : any of various valves (as in an internal combustion engine) resembling a snifter valve |