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Meaning of reversing lever | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A lever in a steam engine that operates the slide valve.

Examples

“Once the train is gliding away gently, one should all but close the regulator, pull the reversing lever up to about 50 per cent cut-off, close the by-pass valve and open the regulator again, all in a flash.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

reversing loop reversing machine reversing shaft reversing siding reversing valve reversion