English > piping: 4 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.. |
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| Synonyms | pipe, pipage |
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| Parts | spout | An opening that allows the passage of liquids / liquids or grain |
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| Narrower | chimneypot | A short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft |
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| discharge pipe | A pipe through which fluids can be discharged |
| drain, drainpipe, waste pipe | A pipe through which liquid is carried away |
| drilling pipe | A series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit |
| elbow | A length of pipe with a sharp bend in it |
| exhaust pipe | A pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler |
| fuel line, gas line, petrol line | A pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine |
| main | A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage |
| manifold | A pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes |
| pipeline, line | A pipe used to transport liquids / liquids or gases |
| riser, riser pipe, riser pipeline, riser main | A vertical pipe in a building |
| sparge pipe | A horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water |
| standpipe | A vertical pipe |
| steam line, steam pipe | A pipe conducting steam |
| tailpipe | A pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car |
| Broader | tube, tubing | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids / liquids or gases |
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| Spanish | cañería, conducto, tubería, tuberías |
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| Catalan | canonada |
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| Verbs | pipe | transport by pipeline |
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