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discharge pipe

discharge pipe

1 3.8
A pipe that carries water or waste away from a building
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ paɪp/
  • Specialized
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Examples

  • The discharge pipe being to code or not is not a big deal, but it should run to an open discharge at a drain.

    Blog text (22)

  • As a result of the damage, the logic card simulated a situation in which the well pump kept running, and the fluoride solution pump continued to pump solution into the well pump discharge pipe.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The engineer inspected the discharge pipe to ensure it was properly connected to the drainage system.

  • The factory's discharge pipe released wastewater directly into the treatment facility.

  • To prevent flooding, the city installed a new discharge pipe to redirect excess rainwater.

Synonyms

drainpipe
vsdischarge pipe
9 2.5

A pipe that carries water away from a building, for example from the roof

is used for fluids released from any system or container not only buildings
waste pipe
vsdischarge pipe
  • UK
3.0

A pipe that carries away dirty water from a sink or bath

is broader for fluids from any system or container not only sinks or baths

Antonyms

intake
  • Specialized
22 4.2

An opening where air or water enters a machine like a pipe

How Big

sewer
209 1.9
discharge pipe
  • Specialized
1 3.8
pipe
344 1.0
tube
680 2.0
outlet
16 2.8

Surface Forms

discharge pipe singular
discharge pipes plural

Morphology

discharge + pipe

The meaning 'a pipe through which fluids are released' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'discharge' (to emit or empty) with 'pipe' (a tubular conduit). This noun–noun compositional pattern is regular in English and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Discharge pipe is a literal name: a pipe that discharges water or waste, because discharge means to 'release' or 'send out'. So, it means a pipe that carries liquids away from a machine or building.