four-way cock

noun

A cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and for various other purposes.

“the chamber of the four-way cock”

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four-way valve
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Meanings

nounfour-way cock (plural four-way cocks)

plural four-way cocks

  1. engineeringA cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and for various other purposes.

    the chamber of the four-way cock

    Synonyms: four-way valve

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and for various other purposes.

Similar
four-way valve
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APA

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MLA

“four-way cock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-way%20cock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “four-way cock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-way%20cock.

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