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Definition of Shutoffs
1. shutoff [n] - See also: shutoff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shutoffs
Literary usage of Shutoffs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Superintendence of Piping Installations in Buildings: Sanitary by William Paul Gerhard (1907)
"Proper shutoffs to be used on all supply lines to control them separately.
It is not sufficient to have a main shutoff where a supply ..."
2. EPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) Program: Congressional Hearing edited by James M. Inhofe (2001)
"... Flares Inhibitor addition Manual shutoffs / Rupture disks Automatic shutoffs
Excess flow device Interlocks Quench system Alarms and procedures / Purge ..."
3. Scenario for a Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake on the Hayward Fault edited by Francis M. Christie (1997)
"During the Northridge earthquake, there were over 150000 gas shutoffs—130000
customer-initiated—most of which were unnecessary. It took two to three weeks ..."
4. Vitruvius, the Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio (1914)
"The shutoffs for regulating the water are constructed as follows. Two cones are
made, one solid and the other hollow, turned on a lathe so that one will go ..."
5. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1917)
"The use of approved automatic shutoffs for the oil supply in case of breakage of
pipes or excessive leakage in the building is recommended. 66. ..."
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