'Throttle lever' definitions:

Definition of 'Throttle lever'

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  • Throttle \Throt"tle\, n. [Dim. of throat. See Throat.]
  • 1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Steam Engine) The throttle valve. [1913 Webster]
  • Throttle lever (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a throttle valve is moved, especially in a locomotive.
  • Throttle valve (Steam Engine), a valve moved by hand or by a governor for regulating the supply of steam to the steam chest. In one form it consists of a disk turning on a transverse axis. [1913 Webster]