Designating a limit or point of termination

a cutoff date for applications.

(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.

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cessation , check , discontinuance , discontinuation , halt , stay , stoppage , surcease