relief valve

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In recent weeks, clumps of ships, some of them the world’s largest tankers laden with oil and liquefied natural gas, have traversed the dangerous crossing, creating a tiny relief valve for the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

"Combined storm overflows are a pressure relief valve for the wastewater network," NI Water's Director of Engineering and Sustainability Gary Curran explained.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

Then they hit $56.01 in June and $63.03 in September, both times triggering supplemental auctions meant to act as a relief valve to steady prices.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

For now, state officials have sought to limit the lake’s rise by opening a rarely used relief valve, diverting floodwaters from the Kern River into the California Aqueduct.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

The exhaust would then be blown through the turbine relief valve F, until the plant could be closed down.

From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)