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safety valve
noun
- a device that, when actuated by a gas or vapor pressure above a predetermined level, opens and allows the gas or vapor to escape until its pressure is reduced to a pressure equal to or below that of the predetermined level. Compare relief valve.
- a harmless outlet for emotion, tension, etc.
safety valve
noun
- a valve in a pressure vessel that allows fluid to escape when a predetermined level of pressure has been reached
- a harmless outlet for emotion, energy, tension, etc
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of safety valve1
Example Sentences
Elon Musk thinks humankind鈥檚 only safety valve is to move multitudes to Mars.
The garment sector, which employs 750,000 people, has been a crucial social safety valve, giving steady incomes to Cambodia's poorest.
Any CO2 pipelines in Kern County will be equipped with automatic safety valves, which are expected to limit leakage in the event of a rupture.
Last November, Sable sued Santa Barbara County for denying its permits to install automatic safety valves, a critical requirement for operations to begin.
鈥淣etanyahu knows better than I do,鈥 she said, 鈥渢he best thing is to let it play as a safety valve 鈥 let people say, 鈥榳e hate you, you are a murderer鈥.鈥
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