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What is a stopcock?

What is a stopcock? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
  2. (Britain) 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.
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Check the mains-water stopcock works and that all the family know where it is.
Open the stopcock and make sure that the gas is flowing out of the catheter tip.
The stopcock is broken off this manifold and needs to be sealed back together.
Everybody should know one thing about their plumbing: where their stopcock is.
The company advises householders to check that their main stopcock works and that all pipe work, cisterns and tanks are well insulated.
A buret is a long tube with volume markings for precise measurement and a stopcock at the bottom to control the flow of liquid.

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