stopcock
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stopcock
Example Sentences
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The image immediately above shows the location of a gas stopcock cover.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2014
Similarly, a stopcock on the output side of the filter could keep spills to a minimum.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the secondary filter has a drain, drain it, close the stopcock, refill it with fresh fuel and refit it to the flange.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you have sufficient reserve in your vacuum calculations after counting the pressure increases from hose lengths and fittings, adding a stopcock or two is helpful.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ball-cock, a kind of self-acting stopcock opened and shut by means of a hollow sphere or ball of metal attached to the end of a lever connected with the cock.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
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