SAFETY VALVE


Meaning of SAFETY VALVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1813

1. : an automatic escape or relief valve (as for a steam boiler)

2. : an outlet for pent-up energy or emotion

3. : something that relieves the pressure of overcrowding

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.