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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. 1

    A relief valve set to open at a pressure below that at which a container (such as a boiler) would burst.

  2. 2

    Any mechanism offering relief from pressure or tension, e.g. emotionally.

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