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waste gate

noun

, Automotive.
  1. a valve in a turbocharger unit that automatically opens when a predetermined engine speed is reached, so that some of the exhaust gas to the turbine is diverted and the engine speed does not become excessive.

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There are remnants of the waste gate masonry, but there is no indication that they have been of any practical use for a long time.

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