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gauge cock

gauge cock noun: a stopcock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler.

Noun

gauge cock (plural gauge cocks)

  1. A stopcock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler.

Forms of gauge cock

pluralgauge cocks

Questions about gauge cock

What does gauge cock mean?
Gauge cock means a stopcock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler.
What part of speech is gauge cock?
Gauge cock is a noun.
What is the plural of gauge cock?
The plural of gauge cock is gauge cocks.

Words near gauge cock in the dictionary

  1. gauge
  2. gauge block
  3. gauge blocks
  4. gauge boson
  5. gauge bosons
  6. gauge cock
  7. gauge cocks
  8. gauge ghost
  9. gauge ghosts
  10. gauge glass
  11. gauge glasses

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