Definitions for ball valve

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ball′ valve`(n.)

a plumbing valve that regulates the flow of a fluid by means of a ball that moves into or out of the valve opening.
Category: Machinery

Origin of ball valve:

1830–40

Princeton's WordNet

ball valve(noun)
any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball

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