stopcock

This stopcock may need a special key to turn it on and off.

Tom tried to shut off the flow, but the stopcock would not turn.

This design with the stopcock was used in the calculations below.

Why hadn't I turned it off at the main stopcock straight away?

Smith ran for the boiler stopcock and threw it open.

The stopcock was apparently driven by the rotation of a wheel.

They are fitted with a stopcock which allows the flow of to be controlled.

The common stopcock is the simplest form of rotary valve.

Find out where your stopcock is so you can minimise damage in an emergency.

Cortez went to the door and turned the stopcock that let air into the airlock.

On one wall of the cubicle was a canister with a tiny stopcock.

We fitted a new stopcock in place of the rusted one and switched the water off.

Water had been piped into a big barrel, fitted with a stopcock.

To answer this, let us consider a system consisting of two bulbs joined by a stopcock (see figure 5.16).

Allow me to turn the stopcock of the cylinder, and we'll not be long in descending."

At the end of the tank there was a stopcock used to vary the water speed inside the tube.

When the outer door was open, I opened the stopcock and shut the door.

To clean off the grease before replacing it, I turned the stopcock on the tank for a little gas.

It is important to know that the main incoming stopcock will shut off the water supply to the premises.

In many houses, the mains stopcock is situated under the kitchen sink.

He goes crazy and ends up breaking the stopcock causing a flood in the whole fire station.

Isolate the wax from the pump by closing the stopcock or valve.

It is important that you know where the stopcock is and how to turn it off.

From the householder's main stopcock, the water is taken by the rising main.

It is fitted just above the main stopcock.