pressure valve

English

Noun

pressure valve (plural pressure valves)

1. A valve designed to open when subjected to a given amount of pressure. Also used figuratively.
   • 2010, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct 2010:

     WikiLeaks might have provided a pressure valve for those agents who were terribly worried about what might happen and frustrated by their superiors' seeming indifference.

Translations

valve which opens under set amount of pressure

• French: soupape de sécurité f
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• Romanian: supapă de siguranță f, valvă de presiune f