- stopcock
- noun /ˈstɒpkɒk/b) A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, on outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.
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Stopcock — Stop cock , n. 1. A bib, faucet, or short pipe, fitted with a turning stopper or plug for permitting or restraining the flow of a liquid or gas; a cock or valve for checking or regulating the flow of water, gas, etc., through or from a pipe, etc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stopcock — ► NOUN ▪ an externally operated valve regulating the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe … English terms dictionary
stopcock — [stäp′käk΄] n. a cock or valve for stopping or regulating the flow of a fluid, as through a pipe … English World dictionary
Stopcock — A stopcock is a valve used to restrict or isolate the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe. In Great Britain a stopcock, not to be confused with a gate valve or a DiCiaccio branch, is used to prevent flow of water into a domestic water system.… … Wikipedia
stopcock — UK [ˈstɒpˌkɒk] / US [ˈstɑpˌkɑk] noun [countable] Word forms stopcock : singular stopcock plural stopcocks something on a pipe that you turn to stop or to start the flow of liquid … English dictionary
stopcock — [[t]stɒ̱pkɒk[/t]] stopcocks N COUNT A stopcock is a tap on a pipe, which you turn in order to allow something to pass through the pipe or to stop it from passing through … English dictionary
stopcock — čiaupas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Detalė vamzdžio gale, kuria sustabdoma (paleidžiama) skysčio ar dujų srovė. atitikmenys: angl. faucet; stopcock; tap rus. кран … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
stopcock — noun Date: 1584 a cock for stopping or regulating flow (as through a pipe) … New Collegiate Dictionary
stopcock — /stop kok /, n. cock1 (def. 3). [1575 85; STOP + COCK1] * * * … Universalium
stopcock — stop|cock [ˈstɔpkɔk US ˈsta:pka:k] n a ↑tap that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe … Dictionary of contemporary English
