water pipe
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtər paɪp/
- Specialized
:
tubería de agua
- The plumber repaired the broken water pipe under the kitchen sink.
- hot water pipe
- leaky water pipe
- broken water pipe
Drilling a hole through a water pipe or a drain pipe is bad.
- Drilling a hole through a water pipe or a drain pipe is bad.
- You have to worry about, you know, water pipes.
Examples
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Find the water pipe underneath that feeds the tap.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Ideally, refugees themselves do some of the work, digging holes for latrines, trenches for water pipes, or clearing land for roads, in 'pay for work' schemes that allow them to achieve some sort of socioeconomic independence, according to Oxfam.
Academic text (2015) -
Come back some night and we'll fix your water pipe.
Fiction book (1993) -
From there, it was distributed to the houses connected to the existing public water pipes, although the new houses were still not connected.
Academic text (2004) -
In the winter, our apartments are heated with hot water pipes.
Fiction book (1998) -
Plumbers have used a variety of materials to make water pipes.
Blog text (11) -
Buried PVC water pipe has a useful life of well over 100 years.
Blog text (15) -
In fact, in many systems, water pipes run alongside sewage networks, adding to the danger of contamination.
Academic text (1995) -
Our courageous volunteers have begun laying almost two miles of new water pipes throughout BridgeStone!
Blog text (7) -
"For instance, why shouldn't homeowners know when they have a leaky water pipe that's running up their water bill?
Blog text (13)
Synonyms
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3.7
A long pipe that carries oil or gas across land
15
2.6
A large underground pipe that carries water to buildings
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Morphology
The meaning 'a pipe through which water is conveyed' is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents 'water' (the liquid) and 'pipe' (a tubular conduit); there is no figurative shift. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern for instrument/material combinations, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Water pipe literally describes a pipe that carries water to a house or garden. Because it moves water from one place to another, the term means the plumbing tube that can leak or be replaced.