On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Stopcock. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as cock or faucet and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Stopcock meaning
- A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
- 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.
Using Stopcock
- The main meaning on this page is: A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe. | 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.
- Useful related words include: cock, turncock, faucet, spigot.
Context around Stopcock
- Average sentence length in these examples: 13.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stopcock
- In this selection, "stopcock" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 13.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, water and valve stand out and add context to how "stopcock" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include stopcock valve stopcocks and where your stopcock is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stopcock" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stopcock
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It reads: "Do you know where your STOPCOCK is? (9 words)
Close your water stopcock in case a pipe bursts. (9 words)
Stopcock valve Stopcocks are a smooth tampered plug or rotor with a handle, which fits into a corresponding ground glass female joint. (22 words)
Stopcock valve Stopcocks are a smooth tampered plug or rotor with a handle, which fits into a corresponding ground glass female joint. (22 words)
It reads: "Do you know where your STOPCOCK is? (9 words)
Close your water stopcock in case a pipe bursts. (9 words)
It reads: "Do you know where your STOPCOCK is? (9 words)
Example sentences (3)
It reads: "Do you know where your STOPCOCK is?
Close your water stopcock in case a pipe bursts.
Stopcock valve Stopcocks are a smooth tampered plug or rotor with a handle, which fits into a corresponding ground glass female joint.