Safety valve

/sˈeɪfti vˈalv/

/sˈeɪfti vˈælv/

[noun]

Safety valve

[NOUN]

a device that allows steam, liquid, etc. to escape a machine, if the pressure inside the machine becomes too high

synonyms : escape

escape cock

escape valve

relief valve

Examples

1. But they are a safety valve.

2. Fantasy is a critical safety valve.

3. And there is no safety valve that can get you out of student loan debt.

4. The framers didn't look at it that way, they saw impeachment is a necessary constitutional safety valve, or something like an emergency brake on a train.

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