'Cut-off' definitions:

Definition of 'Cut-off'

From: GCIDE
  • Cut-off \Cut"-off`\ (k[u^]t"[o^]f`; 115), n.
  • 1. That which cuts off or shortens, as a nearer passage or road. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mach.) (a) The valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after a definite point in a stroke, so as to allow the remainder of the stroke to be made by the expansive force of the steam already let in. See {Expansion gear}, under Expansion. (b) Any device for stopping or changing a current, as of grain or water in a spout. [1913 Webster]

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