snorkel vs valve

snorkel

noun
  • A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater. 

  • A snorkel parka. 

  • A retractable tube fitted in diesel-engine submarines to allow sufficient ventilation that the engines may be used at periscope depth. 

verb
  • To use a snorkel. 

valve

noun
  • A vacuum tube. 

  • One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or multivalve shells. 

  • One of the pieces into which certain fruits naturally separate when they dehisce. 

  • One of the two similar portions of the shell of a diatom. 

  • A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit. 

  • A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. 

  • One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction 

  • A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, such as in the barberry. 

  • One of the leaves of a folding-door, or a window-sash. 

verb
  • To control (flow) by means of a valve. 

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