'Throttle valve' definitions:
Definition of 'throttle valve'
From: WordNet
noun
A valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine [syn: accelerator, throttle, throttle valve]
Definition of 'Throttle valve'
From: GCIDE
- 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]