four-way cock
four-way cock noun: a cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and for various other purposes.
Noun
four-way cock (plural four-way cocks)
- A cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and for various other purposes.
- the chamber of the four-way cock
- Synonyms:
- four-way valve
Synonyms of four-way cock
- four-way valve
Forms of four-way cock
| plural | four-way cocks |
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Questions about four-way cock
- What does four-way cock mean?
- Four-way cock means a cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and for various other purposes.
- What part of speech is four-way cock?
- Four-way cock is a noun.
- What is the plural of four-way cock?
- The plural of four-way cock is four-way cocks.
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