Definitions for safety-valve
safe·ty-valve

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1. safety-valvenoun

   attributive form of safety valve

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1. safety-valve

   A conical valve on the top of the steam-chest, communicating with the boiler of a steam-engine, and opening outwardly; it is so adapted and loaded, that when the steam in the boiler exceeds its proper pressure, it raises the valve, and escapes by a pipe called the waste steam-pipe.

How to pronounce safety-valve?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of safety-valve in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of safety-valve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of safety-valve in a Sentence

1. Albert Smith:

   Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it.

2. Giuliano Amato:

   I wrote Article 50, so I know it well, my intention was that it should be a classic safety valve that was there, but never used. It is like having a fire extinguisher that should never have to be used. Instead, the fire happened.

3. Morgan Griffith:

   I think it’s a tool that we ought to have as member, it’s a safety valve that allows members to say, ‘Wait a minute. This agency isn’t working right and we think there’s a better way to do it.’.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Safety-valve
2. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=safety-valve