SHUNT VALVE
\ʃˈʌnt vˈalv], \ʃˈʌnt vˈalv], \ʃ_ˈʌ_n_t v_ˈa_l_v]\
Definitions of SHUNT VALVE
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A valve permitting a fluid under pressure an easier avenue of escape than normally; specif., a valve, actuated by the governor, used in one system of marine-engine governing to connect both ends of the low-pressure cylinder as a supplementary control.
By Oddity Software
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A valve permitting a fluid under pressure an easier avenue of escape than normally; specif., a valve, actuated by the governor, used in one system of marine-engine governing to connect both ends of the low-pressure cylinder as a supplementary control.
By Noah Webster.
