standpipen.

Brit.

/ˈstan(d)pʌɪp/, U.S.

/ˈstæn(d)ˌpaɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stand n.¹, pipe n.¹

Etymology: < stand n.¹ + pipe n.¹With sense 2 compare earlier standcock n. at stand n.¹ Compounds.

1. A vertical pipe or tank for raising or storing water, gas, etc., esp. one whose height gives the fluid sufficient pressure to supply a system; spec. a water tower (water tower n. 1).

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society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > other types of pipe

swan-pen1426

service pipe1718

standpipe1728

service1786

jet pipe1795

safety tube1803

gas pipe1807

outlet pipe1837

pipette1839

downpipe1846

nipple1863

downcomer1868

downcome1872

wyea1877

benda1884

Y brancha1884

gas line1887

sparge pipe1910

riser1962

marine riser1972

1728 Philos. Trans. 1726–7 (Royal Soc.) 34 77 (heading) A Description of a new Machine, whereby Pipes may be clear'd of Air, as the Water runs along, without Stand-Pipes, or the help of any Hand.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 209 [In a low-pressure engine] water is..commonly supplied by means of a vertical stand-pipe with a small cistern at the upper end.

1905 Engin. Rec. 11 Feb. 171/1 The purpose of this device..is to regulate automatically the height of water in a distributing reservoir or standpipe, when the water is flowing from another reservoir intake at a higher elevation.

1911 Boiler Maker Dec. 368/2 An exhaust steam standpipe located in the boiler smoke-box.

2005 Water Distribution Operator Training Handbk. (Amer. Water Works Assoc.) (ed. 3) 124 In most cases, only a portion of the water in the top of the standpipe will provide usable system pressure.

2. A vertical pipe connected to a water supply, equipped with a tap or nozzle; spec. one that is situated (temporarily) in the street or in a public place to provide drinking water. In later use (North American): a system of pipes to which fire hoses can be attached, installed esp. in a high-rise building.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > for water > apparatus for drawing water from mains

standardc1475

pant1586

standcock1745

standpipe1763

fire main1826

hydrant1828

fire hydrant1838

1763 Public Advertiser 21 Jan. As the Leaden Pipes..leading from the Main Pipes are frozen, they [sc. the Proprietors of the York Buildings Water Works] have ordered a great Number of Stand Pipes to be placed in the Streets.

1866 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (new ed.) I. 3/1 A stand-pipe, with a flexible hose, is placed in one corner of the slaughter-house.

1912 J. K. Freitag Fire Prevention & Fire Protection xxxiv. 969 Standpipes will be required in all buildings exceeding 85 feet in height.

1978 R. V. Jones Most Secret War xix. 159 For days we had to traipse for water down six flights of stairs and hundreds of yards to a stand pipe in the road.

2004 9/11 Commission Rep. (National Comm. Terrorist Attacks upon U.S.) ix. 290 All 99 elevators in the North Tower appeared to be out, and there were no assurances that sprinklers or standpipes were working on upper floors.

2015 Scots Mag. Apr. 68/1 Things are rustic here... There are standpipes and wood stoves, tilly lamps and solar panels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	standpipe
释义	standpipen. Brit. /ˈstan(d)pʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈstæn(d)ˌpaɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stand n.¹, pipe n.¹ Etymology: < stand n.¹ + pipe n.¹With sense 2 compare earlier standcock n. at stand n.¹ Compounds. 1. A vertical pipe or tank for raising or storing water, gas, etc., esp. one whose height gives the fluid sufficient pressure to supply a system; spec. a water tower (water tower n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > other types of pipe swan-pen1426 service pipe1718 standpipe1728 service1786 jet pipe1795 safety tube1803 gas pipe1807 outlet pipe1837 pipette1839 downpipe1846 nipple1863 downcomer1868 downcome1872 wyea1877 benda1884 Y brancha1884 gas line1887 sparge pipe1910 riser1962 marine riser1972 1728 Philos. Trans. 1726–7 (Royal Soc.) 34 77 (heading) A Description of a new Machine, whereby Pipes may be clear'd of Air, as the Water runs along, without Stand-Pipes, or the help of any Hand. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 209 [In a low-pressure engine] water is..commonly supplied by means of a vertical stand-pipe with a small cistern at the upper end. 1905 Engin. Rec. 11 Feb. 171/1 The purpose of this device..is to regulate automatically the height of water in a distributing reservoir or standpipe, when the water is flowing from another reservoir intake at a higher elevation. 1911 Boiler Maker Dec. 368/2 An exhaust steam standpipe located in the boiler smoke-box. 2005 Water Distribution Operator Training Handbk. (Amer. Water Works Assoc.) (ed. 3) 124 In most cases, only a portion of the water in the top of the standpipe will provide usable system pressure. 2. A vertical pipe connected to a water supply, equipped with a tap or nozzle; spec. one that is situated (temporarily) in the street or in a public place to provide drinking water. In later use (North American): a system of pipes to which fire hoses can be attached, installed esp. in a high-rise building. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > for water > apparatus for drawing water from mains standardc1475 pant1586 standcock1745 standpipe1763 fire main1826 hydrant1828 fire hydrant1838 1763 Public Advertiser 21 Jan. As the Leaden Pipes..leading from the Main Pipes are frozen, they [sc. the Proprietors of the York Buildings Water Works] have ordered a great Number of Stand Pipes to be placed in the Streets. 1866 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (new ed.) I. 3/1 A stand-pipe, with a flexible hose, is placed in one corner of the slaughter-house. 1912 J. K. Freitag Fire Prevention & Fire Protection xxxiv. 969 Standpipes will be required in all buildings exceeding 85 feet in height. 1978 R. V. Jones Most Secret War xix. 159 For days we had to traipse for water down six flights of stairs and hundreds of yards to a stand pipe in the road. 2004 9/11 Commission Rep. (National Comm. Terrorist Attacks upon U.S.) ix. 290 All 99 elevators in the North Tower appeared to be out, and there were no assurances that sprinklers or standpipes were working on upper floors. 2015 Scots Mag. Apr. 68/1 Things are rustic here... There are standpipes and wood stoves, tilly lamps and solar panels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). > see also also refers to : stand-pipev. < n.1728 see also
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