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stopcocks

stopcocks is the plural of stopcock.

stopcocks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stopcock.

Meaning of stopcock

Noun

stopcock (plural stopcocks)

  1. A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
  2. (UK) 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.

See all 3 meanings of stopcock

Questions about stopcocks

What is stopcocks the plural of?
Stopcocks is the plural of stopcock.

Words near stopcocks in the dictionary

  1. stopclock
  2. stopclocks
  3. stopcock
  4. stopcocked
  5. stopcocking
  6. stopcocks
  7. stopcodon
  8. stopcodons
  9. stope
  10. stoped
  11. stoper

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