shutoff

[shuht-awf, -of]

shut·off

[shuht-awf, -of]
noun
1.
an object or device that shuts (something) off: the automatic shutoff on a heater.
2.
an act or instance of shutting off something, as an opening, a flow, or a service: a shutoff of electric power due to unpaid bills.
Also, shut-off.


Origin:
1865–70; noun use of verb phrase shut off
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