stopcock

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

stopcocks

1.
A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
2.
(British)A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.
If you have a burst pipe, turn the water off at the stopcock.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

stopcocks

V_ing/Gerund

stopcocking

V_ed/pp

stopcocked

1.
(transitive)To control the gas pressure in (an oil well) by keeping the well closed in and the gas confined except during set intervals when the oil is flowed or pumped.

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

bibcockpetcock seacock sillcockbibcock, petcock, seacock, sillcock

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Nguồn gốc từ

From stop + cock.