English Dictionary

flapper valve

名詞

A kind of valve used in toilets, water softeners, etc. to create a watertight seal in the tank that holds water until it needs to be flushed, at which point the valve is raised.

日本語の意味

トイレや水軟化装置などで使用され、水槽内に水を保持するために水密性のシールを作り、水を流す必要が生じた際に弁が上がって水を放出する仕組みの弁

When the toilet kept running, I discovered that the flapper valve in the tank had warped and needed replacing.

トイレが止まらずに流れ続けていたため、タンク内のフラッパー弁が変形して交換が必要だとわかった。

意味（1）

A kind of valve used in toilets, water softeners, etc. to create a watertight seal in the tank that holds water until it needs to be flushed, at which point the valve is raised.

flapper valves （ plural ）