wastegate (English, noun)
expansion: wastegate (plural wastegates)
Senses:
topics: aeronautics
aerospace
automotive
aviation
business
engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
transport
vehicles
glosses: A valve that allows exhaust gases to bypass an engine's turbocharger, in order to keep from overspeeding the turbocharger rotor or driving the boost pressure high enough to risk engine knocking or detonation.
Forms:
form: wastegates
tags: plural