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safety valve

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a harmless outlet for emotion, tension, etc.


safety valve

noun

  1. a valve in a pressure vessel that allows fluid to escape when a predetermined level of pressure has been reached
  2. a harmless outlet for emotion, energy, tension, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of safety valve1

First recorded in 1805鈥15
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Elon Musk thinks humankind鈥檚 only safety valve is to move multitudes to Mars.

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The garment sector, which employs 750,000 people, has been a crucial social safety valve, giving steady incomes to Cambodia's poorest.

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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.

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Last November, Sable sued Santa Barbara County for denying its permits to install automatic safety valves, a critical requirement for operations to begin.

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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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