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発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑpkɑk/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈstɒpkɒk/

名詞

stopcock (複数形 stopcocks)

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.

   If you have a burst pipe, turn the water off at the stopcock.

上位語

• cock, shutoff

等位語

• bibcock, petcock, seacock, sillcock

動詞

stopcock (三人称単数 現在形 stopcocks, 現在分詞 stopcocking, 過去形および過去分詞形 stopcocked)

1. (transitive) 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.