four-way cock

noun

mechanical engineering
: 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

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“Four-way cock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way%20cock. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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