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Safety valve
A relief valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container (such as a boiler) would burst.
📖 Definitions of "Safety valve"
noun
- 1
A relief valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container (such as a boiler) would burst.
- 2
Any mechanism offering relief from pressure or tension, e.g. emotionally.
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