intake valve

noun

1. a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine that opens at the proper moment in the cycle to allow the fuel-air mixture to be drawn into the cylinder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intake valve¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Officials are tracking the daily movements of the saline wedge, which was predicted to reach some of the city’s water intake valves by Thanksgiving.

From Los Angeles Times

The company told the agency in documents that defective intake valves generally fail early in a vehicle’s life, and most of the failures have already happened.

From Seattle Times

Ford said a design change in October 2021 changed the intake valve material to a different alloy.

From Reuters

There was even the risk that reservoir levels would fall so low, the water would no longer reach the intake valves that control the flow out of the lakes — essentially drying up the river downstream.

From New York Times

The Colorado River has fallen to such historic lows that officials said it could reach “dead pool” levels, or a point at which water falls below the lowest intake valve.

From Los Angeles Times