shutoff

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

discontinuance closed closing termination cessation spigot valve cutoff shutdown

Antonyms

resumption

Related terms

shut down shut off

Phrases with the word

shutoff valve shutoff damper

Examples

About 50,000 customers in 21 counties in the state may be affected by the shutoff. Source: Internet

A positive displacement pump must not operate against a closed valve on the discharge side of the pump, because it has no shutoff head like centrifugal pumps. Source: Internet

During a plumbing emergency, you’ll want to make you close the main shutoff valve to avoid flooding. Source: Internet

A shutoff moratorium instituted early in the COVID-19 pandemic ended in October, according to the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Source: Internet

Only five days before the statewide shutdown, PG&E declared a voluntary moratorium on electrical shutoff for nonpayment. Source: Internet

WADESBORO — In the midst of a global pandemic, one Wadesboro resident lived with her water shutoff for the weekend after missing a payment and then trying unsuccessfully to pay the Town of Wadesboro with a voucher. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

shute shuteye shutness shutoff damper shutoff valve shutout