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ball valve

noun

Meaning

  1. A contrivance by which a ball, placed in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a valve.
  2. A ballcock valve.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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