gate-valve
21gate — Synonyms and related words: French door, aboideau, access, admissions, air lock, arch dam, archway, assemblage, attendance, audience, avails, back door, backstop, ball cock, ball valve, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, barway, bear… …
22valve — n. device that permits flow 1) to grind valves 2) a ball; butterfly; check; exhaust; gate; globe; needle; safety; shunt; suction valve membranous fold that permits body fluids to flow in one direction (anat.) 3) a heart valve (the patient has a… …
23gate-type check valve — A type of one way valve that uses a swinging gate, or flapper, to control fluid flow. In a multiengine aircraft vacuum system, they are used to isolate one of the pumps in case of the failure of the other. The flapper is at right angles to the… …
24gate — gate1 /gayt/, n., v., gated, gating. n. 1. a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure. 2. an opening permitting passage through an enclosure. 3. a tower, architectural setting, etc., for… …
25gate — I [[t]geɪt[/t]] n. v. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) a movable barrier, usu. on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure 2) an opening permitting passage through an enclosure 3) a tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or… …
26gate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English geat; akin to Old Norse gat opening Date: before 12th century 1. an opening in a wall or fence 2. a city or castle entrance often with defensive structures (as towers) 3. a. the frame or door… …
27gate — I. /geɪt / (say gayt) noun 1. a movable barrier, as a swinging frame, in a fence or wall, or across a passageway. 2. a. an opening for passage into an enclosure such as a walled city. b. the building erected at such a passageway. 3. a. an opening …
28valve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. damper, cutoff, cock, butterfly, pallet, poppet; ventil, side valve; plug, piston, cusp. See closure. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flap, lid, plug; see device 1 , pipe 1 . Types of valves include:… …
29valve — Synonyms and related words: aerophone, ball cock, ball valve, bell, bung, bunghole, check valve, cock, cork, discharge tube, double reed, drain cock, draw cock, embouchure, faucet, gate, horn, key, lid, lip, mouthpiece, needle valve, peg, petcock …
30Gate (engineering) — *In engineering, a gate is a rotating or sliding structure, supported by hinges or by a rotating horizontal or vertical axis, that can be located at an extreme of a large pipe or canal in order to control the flow of water or any fluid from one… …
