THROTTLE VALVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does throttle valve mean? 

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

1. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• THROTTLE VALVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

accelerator; throttle; throttle valve

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

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

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

fuel system (equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine)