how to pronounce stopcock

/ˈstɒp.kɒk/

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stopcock is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of stopcock

noun:

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.
A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.

stopcock frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word stopcock occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics stopcock can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that stopcock can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;