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1 safety valve
(a valve eg on a pressure cooker that opens if the pressure of the steam in it becomes too great.) sikkerhetsventilsubst. \/ˈseɪftɪvælv\/( også overført) sikkerhetsventil, sikringsventilsit on the safety valve undertrykke opposisjonen
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