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stopcock in Japanese

stopcock in Japanese is 元栓 — stopcock means a valve that controls how much liquid or gas flows through a pipe.

stopcock in Japanese

元栓
noun
Pronounced: motosen
A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.

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 Japanese?
"stopcock" in Japanese is 元栓. stopcock means: A valve that controls how much liquid or gas flows through a pipe.
How do you pronounce 元栓?
"stopcock" in Japanese is 元栓, pronounced "motosen".
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