ALL meanings of stopcock
stop·cock
S s - noun stopcock cock1 (def 3). 1
- noun stopcock valve 1
- countable noun stopcock A stopcock is a tap on a pipe, which you turn in order to allow something to pass through the pipe or to stop it from passing through. 0
- noun stopcock a valve used to control or stop the flow of a fluid in a pipe 0
- noun stopcock a cock or valve for stopping or regulating the flow of a fluid, as through a pipe 0