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👠 A sharp sound 🔊 To make clicking sounds 🗣️ To chatter 💧 A one-way valve
clack

clack

8.7
A small part in a pipe that lets water flow only one way
  • noun
  • /klæk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : válvula de retención

Examples

  • Click and Clack are maniacs and fun to listen to.

    Blog text (8)

  • Again, O.S., CLACK CLACK CLACK.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The mechanic replaced the old clack valve to ensure the fluid could only flow in one direction.

  • When fixing the irrigation system, he carefully installed a clack valve to prevent backflow.

  • To maintain proper water pressure, it's vital to have a functioning clack valve in your plumbing.

Synonyms

clack valve
vsclack
  • Specialized
8.8

A small device with a flap that lets liquid flow one way only

is the shorter form of that name rather than using the explicit noun
clapper valve
vsclack
  • Specialized
8.0

A simple device with a hinged flap that lets liquid flow in one direction and stops it flowing back

focuses on a hinge on one side rather than a specific flap shape

Compounds

clickety-clack
1 7.7

A quick series of soft clicking sounds from machines or hard things hitting together

clack valve
  • Specialized
8.8

A small device with a flap that lets liquid flow one way only

click-clack
6.3

A series of quick, sharp sounds like train wheels or high heels

Surface Forms

clack singular
clacks plural

Etymology

Clack for a simple one-way valve comes from the small 'clack' noise the valve makes when it shuts, like a little flap hitting down. So engineers call that valve a clack because it stops backflow with a sharp closing sound.