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CLAPPER VALVE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does clapper valve mean?

• CLAPPER VALVE (noun)
The noun CLAPPER VALVE has 1 sense:

1. a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction

Familiarity information: CLAPPER VALVE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CLAPPER VALVE (noun)

Sense 1

clapper valve ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clack valve; clapper valve; clack

Hypernyms ("clapper valve" is a kind of...):

valve (control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)

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