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strangler valve
strang·ler valve (plural strang·ler valves)


noun 
Definition:
 
air inlet valve: a butterfly valve situated upstream of the carburetor air inlet and controlling the amount of air allowed into the air-fuel mixture for an internal-combustion engine
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