EXHAUST VALVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exhaust valve mean? 

• EXHAUST VALVE (noun)
  The noun EXHAUST VALVE has 1 sense:

1. a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold

  Familiarity information: EXHAUST VALVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXHAUST VALVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("exhaust valve" is a kind of...):

valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)

Holonyms ("exhaust valve" is a part of...):

exhaust; exhaust system (system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged)