one-way valve

collocation in English

meaningsofone-wayandvalve

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one-way
adjective
uk
/ˌwʌnˈweɪ/us
/ˌwʌnˈweɪ/
travelling or allowing travel in only ...
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valve
noun[C]
uk
/vælv/us
/vælv/
a device that opens and closes to control the flow of liquids or gases, or a similar structure in the heart and the veins that controls the flow ...
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(Definition ofone-wayandvalvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What is the so-calledone-wayvalvewhich links the negotiations to the forum?
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It simply gives them powers to make this a two-way valve rather than aone-wayvalve.
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It immediately suggests that there is aone-wayvalvein the wording which means that the clause could not apply if it came to a fight in the courts.
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They may contain aone-wayvalveto keep the air or gas flowing the right way.
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Aone-wayvalvein the tubing prevents water from siphoning back into the reservoir.
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Instead, the explosion expelled air from the cylinder through aone-wayvalve.
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Aone-wayvalveconnects the pharynx to the excretory canal.
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Thisone-wayvalveis opened by the positive pressure created from gently blowing into the hose.
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This is aone-wayvalvelocated between the small and large intestines.
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The smallest version is a key fob, less than 5, containing a thin plastic foil for over the face of the patient, with aone-wayvalvein its middle.
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This construction enables it to act as aone-wayvalveallowing air (or fluid) to flow only one way along the drainage tube.
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These balloons are simply implanted in a target vessel, then filled with saline through aone-wayvalve.
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A flexible, low massone-wayvalve(or multiple identical valves) separates the intake from the combustion zone.
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They may be inflated by either self-contained carbon dioxide cartridges activated by pulling a cord, or blow tubes with aone-wayvalvefor inflation by exhalation.
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The fitment itself contains aone-wayvalvewhich opens only with pressure from the attached connector and which prevents contamination of the syrup in the bag.
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The esophagus enters the stomach at an acute angle, creating aone-wayvalve, with a powerful sphincter mechanism at the gastroesophageal junction, which is why horses can not vomit.
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