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stopcock in Finnish

stopcock in Finnish is sulkuhana, sulkuventtiili, pääventtiili — stopcock means a valve that controls how much liquid or gas flows through a pipe.

stopcock in Finnish

sulkuhana
noun
A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
sulkuventtiili
noun
A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
pääventtiili
noun
(British) A main shutoff#Noun 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.

What does "stopcock" mean?

  1. noun A valve that controls how much liquid or gas flows through a pipe.
  2. noun The valve that turns off a house's water supply from the mains, usually with one fitted outside the property and another inside.
    "If you have a burst pipe, turn the water off at the stopcock."
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stopcock in a sentence

  • If you have a burst pipe, turn the water off at the stopcock.

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What is "stopcock" in Finnish?
"stopcock" in Finnish is sulkuhana, sulkuventtiili, pääventtiili. stopcock means: A valve that controls how much liquid or gas flows through a pipe.
Are there other ways to say "stopcock" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 3 translations listed for "stopcock": sulkuhana, sulkuventtiili, pääventtiili.
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