stopcock

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
2. (British) A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.

Verb

To control the gas pressure in (an oil well) by keeping the well closed in and the gas confined except during set intervals when the oil is flowed or pumped.

Conceptos

llave de paso

espita

grifo

grifón

llave de cierre

grifo de cierre

Sinónimos

faucet

cock

spigot

tap

turncock

stop-cock

stop cock

cork

nozzle

stopper

water tap

regulating cock

Traducciones

robinet

rubinetto

Hahn

Absperrhahn

torneira

kraan

Wasserhahn

tap

Sperrhahn

robinet d’arrêt

rubinetto di arresto

aixeta

tapkraan

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈstɑpkɑk/

Etimología (Inglés)

From stop + cock.