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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a throttle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a device that regulates the flow of fuel or power in an engine or vehicle.
Example: "The mechanic adjusted a throttle to improve the engine's performance."
Alternatives: "a valve" or "a control lever".
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DOING WITHOUT A THROTTLE The new Dodge Dart uses Fiat's MultiAir 2 valve-throttling system in two of its available 4-cylinder engines (one of which is from Fiat).
A song as close to the matter of Gray's sorrows as any: "You can't put a throttle on a bottle; You have to put a throttle on yourself.
By limiting the flow of air with a throttle plate, the engine has to work harder.
Rosberg, in contrast, retired with a throttle problem, knowing his bid was as good as over.
The pilot adjusts the positioning of the butterfly valve by means of a throttle control.
A capillary tube is often used as a throttle for a refrigerating cycle.
When a virus infects a computer with a throttle, a huge backlog of requests develops within a few seconds.
As in the BMW engine, airflow is controlled by regulating the intake valve rather than a throttle valve.
They were piloted by teams of two, a driver to steer and a throttle man to accelerate.
Rosberg was unlucky to suffer a throttle failure in Sochi on Sunday that forced him to retire on lap seven.
She soon puts him straight with a throttle and storms out, via an altercation with her knife-wielding boss.
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