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Float valve
| a valve or cock acted upon by a float. See Float, 1 (b). |
See also: Float float valve
float valve[′flōt ‚valv] (engineering) A valve whose on-off action is controlled directly by the fall or rise of a float concurrent with the fall or rise of liquid level in a liquid-containing vessel. float valve, float-controlled valveA valve which controls the flow of water; its opening or closing depends on the position of a float which rides on the surface of water in a tank, as in a water closet. |