shutoff

See also: shut-off and shut off

English

Alternative forms

• shut-off

Etymology

Deverbal from shut off.

Noun

shutoff (plural shutoffs)

1. A valve used to turn something off.

   The fire raged for hours because they were unable to reach the shutoff for the gas line.

2. The act of turning something off.

   The letter warned of an impending shutoff if payment was not made promptly.

Hyponyms

• (valve): stopcock

Coordinate terms

• shutdown (noun)

Related terms

• shut down (verb)
• shut off (verb)