stopcock

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As long as the stopcock is closed the water cannot rise in the inner tube.

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  1. noun A valve that regulates the flow of fluid through a pipe; a faucet.

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  • Rode recognized it instantly as the stopcock from Tube 7, which should have been turned but not removed. —  Grey Wolf, Grey Sea
  • When he unscrewed the stopcock, the air hissed back into the globe, and the two halves came apart as easily as slices of an orange. —  THE YEARS OF RICE AND SALT - Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Turn the stopcock to fill the manometer with IVF. b. 3. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Return the stopcock to resume the flow of IVF to the client. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • He knew every inch of plumbing; where every shut-off, valve, ventilator, and stopcock was located. —  Walter and the Wireless
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