stopcock in Portuguese
stopcock in Portuguese is torneira de segurança — stopcock means a valve that controls how much liquid or gas flows through a pipe.
stopcock in Portuguese
torneira de segurança
(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?
- noun A valve that controls how much liquid or gas flows through a pipe.
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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 Portuguese?
"stopcock" in Portuguese is torneira de segurança. stopcock means: A valve that controls how much liquid or gas flows through a pipe.
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