stop cock

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Definition of stop cock in English English dictionary

stopcock
A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe
stopcock
{n} a pipe stopped by a cock that turns
stopcock
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
stopcock
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
stopcock
through or from a pipe, etc
stopcock
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. a tap that controls the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe
stopcock
The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet
stopcock
faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
stopcock
{i} faucet; valve which controls the flow of fluid through a pipe
stop cock
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