valve

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Inside the VAB, work platforms were raised around the upper stage so specialists could reach valves and plumbing in the helium circuit.

From BBC

It’s become a key escape valve for the world’s oil market.

From Barron's

But the worst part of it all was the bottled-up feelings with no release valve.

From Literature

“If you install a brand new faucet above the bathtub,” he said, “it is awfully easy to open up the valve a little bit more every year.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It helped me replace a toilet tank flush valve a couple of weeks ago, for instance.

From Los Angeles Times