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  • n  a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines

  • With effusive courtesy the examiner asks the license candidate to explain the difference between poppet valves and sleeve valves, stating the merits and defects of each.
  • She should know: in two decades of show business, the Australian, 26, has gone from child star to sex-kitten poppet to the slick songstress she is today.
  • Experts had allowed their three Wright Whirlwind motors 400 flying hours before bearings splintered and cracked, poppet valves ceased to pop.
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  • Silver Fire: Some Residents Return Home
    Evacuation orders are also lifted in Cabazon, Snow Creek, Poppet Flats and Mount Edna. Residents must bring proof of residency to Hemet High School where they can get access passes from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
    Aug. 10, 2013 - KMIR 6 Palm Springs
  • Silver Fire Access Passes Available At Road Closure
    Access passes for residents seeking to return to the areas affected by the Silver Fire will be available at Highway 243 and Poppet Flats Road, authorities said Saturday.
    Aug. 10, 2013 - CBS 2 Los Angeles
  • BREAKING NEWS: Silver Fire containment grows
    Share/Bookmark UPDATE 11:55 A.M. The evacuation notices for the Twin Pines and Silent Valley neighborhoods are still in effect. Residents of these areas are not being permitted to re-enter. Highway 243 remains closed from Poppet Flats to Banning. The Silent Valley area is being used as a helicopter operation, which is critical to containing the [...]
    Aug. 10, 2013 - Idyllwild Town Crier

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