air cock

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noun

Machinery. a special type of valve for controlling the flow of air.

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Origin of air cock

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby air cock

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How to use air cock in a sentence

As soon as the water-valve was closed and the air-cock opened, the compressed air blew all of the water out of the tube.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man|Francis Gano Benedict
There is also a valve or air-cock in the steam-chest, under the control of the engineer.
Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives|M. Baird, et. al..
The device is provided with a pressure gauge and an air cock.
A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products|F. B. Wright