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Recent Examples of stopcockLevers, stopcocks, switches and buttons sent decisions back out.—The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopcock
valve
Noun
Open the valve, let the air rush in and, well after the hissing has stopped, close it back up.
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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.
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