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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Plug \Plug\, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl["o]k, plug,
     Sw. plugg; cf. W. ploc.]
     1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop
        or fill a hole; a stopple.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A high, tapering silk hat. [Slang, U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A worthless horse. [Slang, U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Building) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a
        hold for nails.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Breech plug (Gun.), in breech-loading guns, the metal plug
        or cylinder which closes the aperture in the breech,
        through which the gun is loaded.
  
     Fire plug, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached.
        [U. S.]
  
     Hawse plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole.
  
     Plug and feather. (Stone Working) See Feather, n., 7.
  
     Plug centerbit, a centerbit ending in a small cylinder
        instead of a point, so as to follow and enlarge a hole
        previously made, or to form a counterbore around it.
  
     Plug rod (Steam Eng.), a rod attached to the beam for
        working the valves, as in the Cornish engine.
  
     Plug valve (Mech.), a tapering valve, which turns in a case
        like the plug of a faucet.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Plug \Plug\, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl["o]k, plug,
     Sw. plugg; cf. W. ploc.]
     1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop
        or fill a hole; a stopple.
  
     2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.]
  
     3. A high, tapering silk hat. [Slang, U.S.]
  
     4. A worthless horse. [Slang, U.S.]
  
     5. (Building) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a
        hold for nails.
  
     Fire plug, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached.
        [U. S.]
  
     Hawse plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole.
  
     Plug and feather. (Stone Working) See Feather, n., 7.
  
     Plug centerbit, a centerbit ending in a small cylinder
        instead of a point, so as to follow and enlarge a hole
        previously made, or to form a counterbore around it.
  
     Plug rod (Steam Eng.), a rod attached to the beam for
        working the valves, as in the Cornish engine.
  
     Plug valve (Mech.), a tapering valve, which turns in a case
        like the plug of a faucet.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  plug valve
     n.
     A tapering valve which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  plug valve
     n.
     A tapering valve which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  plug valve
     n.
     A tapering valve which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  plug valve
     n.
     A tapering valve which turns in a case like the plug of a faucet.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  plug valve /plˈʌɡ vˈalv/
  Kükenhahn 
           Note: Absperrhahn in Rohrleitungen
        "plug valve with conical plug"  - Kükenhahn mit konischem Absperrkörper, Kükenhahn mit Drehkegel
        "plug valve with cylindrical plug"  - Kükenhahn mit zylindrischem Absperrkörper, Kolbenhahn
   see: plug valves
  
           Note: in pipelines

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