needle valve

noun Machinery.

a valve with a needlelike part, a fine adjustment, or a small opening, especially a valve in which the opening is controlled by a needlelike or conical point that fits into a conical seat.

Origin of needle valve

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby needle valve

needless, needless to say, needlestick, needle time, needle trades, needle valve, needlewoman, needlework, need like a hole in the head, needling, needn't

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Example sentences from the Web for needle valve

Matt flung down the can, adjusted the needle-valve of the gasoline shut-off which he had found out of order, and tried the motor.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends|Stanley R. Matthews
In this box a piston moves, which is provided at its lower end with a needle-valve.
Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants|R. E. Mathot
Matt couldn't understand why the runabout wasn't beginning to develop trouble in the vicinity of the needle-valve.
Motor Matt's Red Flyer, or, On the High Gear|Stanley R. Matthews
One grain of sand clogged the needle-valve, Josh, and there's a thousand more grains to come down the supply-pipe.
Motor Matt's Red Flyer, or, On the High Gear|Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for needle valve

needle valve

noun

a valve containing a tapered rod that can be moved in or out to control the flow of a fluid

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单词	needle valve
释义	needle valve noun Machinery. a valve with a needlelike part, a fine adjustment, or a small opening, especially a valve in which the opening is controlled by a needlelike or conical point that fits into a conical seat. Origin of needle valve First recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby needle valve needless, needless to say, needlestick, needle time, needle trades, needle valve, needlewoman, needlework, need like a hole in the head, needling, needn't Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for needle valve Matt flung down the can, adjusted the needle-valve of the gasoline shut-off which he had found out of order, and tried the motor. Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends\|Stanley R. Matthews In this box a piston moves, which is provided at its lower end with a needle-valve. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants\|R. E. Mathot Matt couldn't understand why the runabout wasn't beginning to develop trouble in the vicinity of the needle-valve. Motor Matt's Red Flyer, or, On the High Gear\|Stanley R. Matthews One grain of sand clogged the needle-valve, Josh, and there's a thousand more grains to come down the supply-pipe. Motor Matt's Red Flyer, or, On the High Gear\|Stanley R. Matthews British Dictionary definitions for needle valve needle valve noun a valve containing a tapered rod that can be moved in or out to control the flow of a fluid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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