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Throttle valve   /θrˈɑtəl vælv/   Listen
noun
Throttle  n.  
1.
The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.
2.
(Steam Engine) The throttle valve.
Throttle lever (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a throttle valve is moved, especially in a locomotive.
Throttle valve (Steam Engine), a valve moved by hand or by a governor for regulating the supply of steam to the steam chest. In one form it consists of a disk turning on a transverse axis.





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"Throttle valve" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Throttle Valve" of the main steam-pipe, which, by means of the handle, is opened or closed at pleasure, the power of the steam and the progress of the carriage being thereby regulated from 1 to 10 or 20 miles ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, No. - 287, December 15, 1827 • Various


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