clapper valve

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   a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction

   Synonymsclack valveclack

   Broadervalve

Questions about clapper valve

What does clapper valve mean?

clapper valve means "a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction".

What is another word for clapper valve?

Close synonyms include clack valve, clack. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clapper valve a common word?

clapper valve is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.