stopcock
UK/ˈstɒpkɒk//ˈstɑpkɑk/
stopcock noun: a valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
Noun
stopcock (plural stopcocks)
- 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, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.
- If you have a burst pipe, turn the water off at the stopcock.
Verb
stopcock (third-person singular simple present stopcocks, present participle stopcocking, simple past and past participle stopcocked)
- 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.
stopcock meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Arabic
stopcock in Tamil
- குழாய் அடைப்பான்
stopcock in Bengali
- ভালভ
stopcock in Kannada
- ನಿಲುಬಿರಡೆ, ತಡೆಬಿರಡೆ
stopcock in Arabic
- valve, tap or faucet
- مِحْبَس miḥbas
More languagesFewer languages
- stopcock in Thai
- ลูกบิด lûuk-bìt
Forms of stopcock
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stopcocks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | stopcocks |
| present participle | stopcocking |
| past participle | stopcocked |
| past | stopcocked |
Origin of stopcock
From stop + cock.
Questions about stopcock
- What does stopcock mean?
- Stopcock means a valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
- What is stopcock in Tamil?
- Stopcock in Tamil is குழாய் அடைப்பான். See Stopcock meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stopcock?
- Stopcock can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce stopcock?
- Stopcock is pronounced /ˈstɑpkɑk/ (US).
- What is the plural of stopcock?
- The plural of stopcock is stopcocks.
Words near stopcock in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stopcock (page history and authors); stopcock (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stopcock (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stopcock (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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