sleeve valve

noun

an intake or exhaust valve for an engine, consisting of one or more sleeves reciprocating within a cylinder, so that ports in the cylinder and in the sleeves are opposed at regular intervals to open the valve.

Origin of sleeve valve

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby sleeve valve

sleeve board, sleeve coupling, sleeve dog, sleeve link, sleeve notes, sleeve valve, sleeveboard, sleeveen, sleeveless, sleevelet, sleeving

Example sentences from the Web for sleeve valve

  • In this respect it is much like the sleeve-valve motor, where the uncovering of the ports is absolutely positive.

    Aviation Engines |Victor Wilfred Pag

  • All latest developments, such as high speed aluminum motors and multiple valve and sleeve-valve engines, are considered in detail.

    Aviation Engines |Victor Wilfred Pag

British Dictionary definitions for sleeve valve

sleeve valve

noun

(in an internal-combustion engine) a valve in the form of a thin steel sleeve fitted between the cylinder and piston and having a reciprocating and rotary oscillation movement