shutoff
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]shutoff (plural shutoffs)
- A valve used to turn something off.
- The fire raged for hours because they were unable to reach the shutoff for the gas line.
- The act of turning something off.
- The letter warned of an impending shutoff if payment was not made promptly.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (valve): stopcock
Coordinate terms
[edit]- shutdown (noun)