float valve
noun
a valve admitting or discharging a liquid to or from a tank and regulated by a float on the surface of the liquid within the tank to maintain a nearly constant height of liquid.
Origin of float valve
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby float valve
float bridge,
float chamber,
float glass,
float off,
float switch,
float valve,
float-feed,
floatable,
floatage,
floatation,
floatboard
Example sentences from the Web for float valve
Near each filling-up tun O is a small cistern t communicating with the tun O by a pipe, which is closed by a float-valve.
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