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shutoff
shut·off [ shút àwf, shút òf ] (plural shut·offs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. device that stops something working: a device, usually a valve, that shuts something off
2. temporary stop: an interruption or stoppage, e.g. in flow or supply
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