slide valve

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

A valve in a steam engine, designed to slide back and forth to cover and uncover the openings through which steam enters the cylinder.

日本語の意味

蒸気機関に用いられる弁。シリンダ内に蒸気を供給するための開口部を前後にスライドさせながら開閉する機構

英語の意味

A valve in a steam engine, designed to slide back and forth to cover and uncover the openings through which steam enters the cylinder.

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The engineer inspected the slide valve to determine why the steam engine had lost power.

技師は蒸気機関の出力が低下した原因を突き止めるためにスライド弁を点検した。

詳細

意味（1）

A valve in a steam engine, designed to slide back and forth to cover and uncover the openings through which steam enters the cylinder.

With its long tapered cowcatcher, massive headlamp and enormous diamond smokestack behind, wagon-top boiler, high running-plate above the driving-wheels reached from a front door in the square side-window cab, cylinders with slide valves mounted on top, and double bogie tender, General in its present form is typical of much earlier American locomotive practice.

詳細

slide valves （ plural ）