Definition of stopcocknext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopcock
valve
Noun
  • The contamination of hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel sold to consumers across the Denver metro in January happened because employees at a fuel distribution site mistakenly left a valve open, state investigators found.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Midstream Heart Attacks and the Technological Bypass The global midstream network is a living system built for steady-state flow, and the Hormuz chokepoint is its primary valve.
    Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

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“Stopcock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopcock. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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