stopcock
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The image immediately above shows the location of a gas stopcock cover.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2014
Similarly, a stopcock on the output side of the filter could keep spills to a minimum.
From Time Magazine Archive
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If the secondary filter has a drain, drain it, close the stopcock, refill it with fresh fuel and refit it to the flange.
From Time Magazine Archive
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If you have sufficient reserve in your vacuum calculations after counting the pressure increases from hose lengths and fittings, adding a stopcock or two is helpful.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A long india-rubber tube is attached to the bottom of the jar, ending in a metallic tube, and furnished with a stopcock.
From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by Napheys, George H. (George Henry)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.