dry-pipe valve
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Dry riser — A dry riser inlet box at Park Street Car Park in Cambridge, United Kingdom. A dry riser is a main vertical pipe intended to distribute water to multiple levels of a building or structure as a component of the fire suppression systems. The pipe is … Wikipedia
dry valve — variant of dry pipe valve … Useful english dictionary
valve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. damper, cutoff, cock, butterfly, pallet, poppet; ventil, side valve; plug, piston, cusp. See closure. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flap, lid, plug; see device 1 , pipe 1 . Types of valves include:… … English dictionary for students
Dry steam — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valve box — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valve chest — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valve — n. 1 a device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe etc., esp. an automatic device allowing movement in one direction only. 2 Anat. & Zool. a membranous part of an organ etc. allowing a flow of blood etc. in one direction only. 3… … Useful english dictionary
valve — noun 1》 a device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe or duct, especially an automatic device which allows movement in one direction only. 2》 a cylindrical mechanism to vary the effective length of the tube in a brass musical… … English new terms dictionary
throttle pipe — noun The vertical pipe between the throttle valve and the dry pipe of a locomotive • • • Main Entry: ↑throttle … Useful english dictionary
Steam pipe — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
