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Examples of stopcock
stopcock
I have asked the landlord where the stopcock is, but have received no answer.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The men then came into the house and the victim turned off his stopcock.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Place the filter in a Corning laboratory funnel, with its glass stopcock in the closed position.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Who's responsible for the water-supply stopcock inside a unit?
From the smh.com.au
Pour the remaining water, heated to 97 degrees C, into the filter, and open the stopcock after 20 seconds.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
A leak occurred in the length of pipe between the water company stopcock and the stopcock in our property.
From the newscientist.com
Such safety valves normally use a simple lever to activate a stopcock in the upper side of a boiler.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One in six householders say they would not know where to find their stopcock in an emergency, according to Ageas.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Turn off the mains water at the stopcock unless you have a combi boiler that requires constant mains pressure.
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- Faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
- A stopcock is a valve used to restrict or isolate the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe.
- A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe; 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
- A valve on a gas or water supply pipe which is used to cut off the supply.
- A valve to shut off the flow of fluid in a branch of a distribution system in a building.
- Same as "Cock." -- A faucet or turn valve consisting of a tapering plug having a transverse hole through it for the passage of fluids. This plug fits into a hole, or seat, having a corresponding taper, so that in one position the passage-way is blocked and in another position it is opened.
- A glass valve use on neon manifolds.
- (noun) A valve that regulates the flow of liquid through a pipet or a separatory funnel.
