standpipenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstænd.paɪp/us/ˈstænd.paɪp/a vertical pipe that is connected to a water supply and provides drinking water
in the US, a vertical pipe that is connected to a water supply and provides water to a public place such as a building or bridge, and that is used when there is a fire
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Building: plumbing & pipes & sewage
- ballcock
- bleed
- cesspit
- cistern
- conduit
- culvert
- flush
- leakage
- mixer tap
- overflow
- pipeline
- piping
- plughole
- plumb
- siphon
- stopcock
- tubing
- U-bend
- washer
- waste water 1
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