stopcock

noun

A valve that regulates the flow of fluid through a pipe; a faucet.

noun

A faucet with a valve of some form, operated by a handle: used to open or close a pipe or passage for water, gas, etc. Such cocks are sometimes made self-closing, to prevent waste.

noun

A bib, faucet, or short pipe, fitted with a turning stopper or plug for permitting or restraining the flow of a liquid or gas; a cock or valve for checking or regulating the flow of water, gas, etc., through or from a pipe, etc.

noun

The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet.

noun

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

noun

A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, on outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.

noun

faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid