clack valve

clack valve

noun
a valve having a hinged flap permitting flow only in the direction in which the flap opens.
Also called flap valve.


Origin:
1855–60

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clack valve

noun
a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction 
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Clack valve is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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