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 Definitions of safety valve  [ˈseɪf ti]  

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Definition of 'safety valve' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) safety valve
a device that opens to release a fluid before pressure reaches dangerous levels.

2.  safety valve
a harmless outlet for pent-up feelings.

Etymology:  (1805–15)

Definition of 'safety valve' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level


Translation of 'safety valve' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a valve eg on a pressure cooker that opens if the pressure of the steam in it becomes too great.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: veiligheidsklep Arabic flag Arabic: صِمام الأمان Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: предпазен вентил
Brazilian flag Brazilian: válvula de segurança Czech flag Czech: pojistný ventil German flag German: das Sicherheitsventil
Danish flag Danish: sikkerhedsventil Greek flag Greek: βαλβίδα ασφαλείας Spanish flag Spanish: válvula de seguridad
Estonian flag Estonian: kaitseventiil Farsi flag Farsi: دريچه اطمينان Finnish flag Finnish: varoventtiili
French flag French: soupape de sûreté Hebrew flag Hebrew: שַסתוֹם- בִּטָחוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: सुरक्षा वाल्व
Croatian flag Croatian: sigurnosni ventil Hungarian flag Hungarian: biztonsági szelep Indonesian flag Indonesian: katup pengaman
Icelandic flag Icelandic: öryggisventill Italian flag Italian: valvola di sicurezza Japanese flag Japanese: 安全弁
Korean flag Korean: 안전밸브 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: apsauginis vožtuvas Latvian flag Latvian: drošības vārsts
Malay flag Malay: injap keselamatan Dutch flag Dutch: veiligheidsklep Norwegian flag Norwegian: sikkerhetsventil
Polish flag Polish: zawór bezpieczeństwa Persian flag Persian: دريچه اطمينان Pashto flag Pashto: مطمنه دروازه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: válvula de segurança Romanian flag Romanian: supapă de siguranţă Russian flag Russian: предохранительный клапан
Slovak flag Slovak: poistný ventil Slovenian flag Slovenian: varnostni ventil Serbian flag Serbian: sigurnosni ventil
Swedish flag Swedish: säkerhetsventil Thai flag Thai: ลิ้นระบายไอในหม้อน้ำ Turkish flag Turkish: emniyet supabı/valfı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 安全閥,活瓣, 活塞 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: запобіжний клапан Urdu flag Urdu: حفاظتی والو
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: van an toàn Chinese flag Chinese: 安全阀

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