Search Result for "escape cock":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level;
[syn: safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

escape cock n 1: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level [syn: safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape]