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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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