as in valve
a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid a mechanical engineer who designs industrial valves and stopcocks

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Recent Examples of stopcock Levers, stopcocks, switches and buttons sent decisions back out. The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
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valve
Noun
  • Open the valve, let the air rush in and, well after the hissing has stopped, close it back up.
    Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
  • Opening its valve enables water to flow into the sphere, and this drives a turbine and a generator that feed electricity into the grid.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 May 2025

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“Stopcock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopcock. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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