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Meaning of pressure valve | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A valve designed to open when subjected to a given amount of pressure. Also used figuratively.

Equivalents

Deutsch Druckventil
Suomi paineventtiili
Français soupape de sécurité
Română valvă de presiune

Examples

“WikiLeaks might have⟳ provided a pressure valve for those agents who were terribly worried about what might happen⟳ and frustrated by their superiors' seeming indifference.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pressure vessel pressure volume diagram pressure washer pressure wire pressure-retarded osmosis Pressure-sensitive

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