set of pipes
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3.7
- noun
:
conjunto de tuberías
- The engineer designed a new set of pipes to improve water flow in the building.
Examples
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The set of pipes in the basement was leaking and needed urgent repair.
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I'll give ya any set of pipes you want.
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And even though I've got a swell set of pipes, that ain't all the assets.
Fiction book (2002) -
Also, Joseph LaFlesche had a special set of pipes made up and ceremoniously presented to Fletcher and his son.
Academic text (2001) -
So essentially the fact that they've had that set of pipes already laid down gives them a threat, a credible threat that that second firm cannot enter.
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The backbone topology comprises a number of switches and trunks, while the embedded topology comprises a set of pipes, each having a specific capacity.
Academic text (2000) -
We need to replace the old set of pipes to prevent any future water damage.
Synonyms
106
3.7
A long pipe that carries oil or gas across land
53
2.0
Pipes and fixtures in a building that bring water and gas and remove sewage
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2.8
Long metal or plastic tubes that carry water, oil and gas
2
3.2
A group of pipes and things like taps and toilets that brings water and removes waste
1
4.4
A network of tubes in a building that carries air or gas
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is fully compositional: 'set' denotes a group, 'of' links the group to its members, and 'pipes' names the items, so the meaning 'a group of pipes' follows directly from the constituents. This is literal, non-idiomatic, and follows a common cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun set of pipes comes from the simple image of several pipes joined together to work as one. Imagine tubes linked so water or gas moves through them in a building. They form a set, so set of pipes means a group of connected pipes that 'carry' water or gas.