| 单词 | well pipe |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswell pipe well pipe n. a pipe from a well; (originally) a conduit pipe (also figurative); (in later use chiefly) a pipe or tube forming part of a well, esp. an oil or gas well. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > for water water pipea1382 pump1535 well pipea1569 waterline1907 a1569 M. Coverdale Fruitful Lessons (1593) sig. T4v Here are opened the conduites and well pipes of life. 1866 Sci. Amer. 1 Dec. 377/1 I claim, in combination with the well pipes, B and D, and a chamber, E, the gas pipe, F, having a safety valve applied to it. 1897 Jrnl. New Eng. Water Wks. Assoc. 11 197 The well pipes were screwed together with special wrought-iron couplings. 1929 Cambr. Medieval Hist. VI. xxii. 778 At Rochester the well-pipe is in the cross-wall, with an opening on each floor. 1958 Microchem. Jrnl. 2 225 Neutrons from a radium-beryllium source pass out through the well pipe into the surrounding rock. 1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 11 Mar. 28/3 The team of four to six men will make a clean cut on the well pipe sticking out of the ground..and close the valve to stop the flow of oil. 2012 S. Coll Private Empire xxviii. 602 Methane shooting through well pipes whooshed eerily in the darkness outside. < as lemmas |
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