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standpipe

noun

Definition of standpipe

as in hydrant

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Recent Examples of standpipe Check that your washer’s drain hose is securely connected and that the standpipe (a vertical pipe in the wall—usually PVC—that your machine’s hose drains into) is the correct height (usually 18–30 inches). — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025 The 85-unit building was built in 1968 and was not required to have sprinklers or standpipes, Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said. — Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 Two 155-foot-tall standpipes, or cylindrical water tanks, were built at the northeast corner and the 5-acre parcel on which they’re located will remain under commission ownership. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025 Its caretakers had firefighting equipment, hoses and standpipes at the ready to draw water across different points of the property. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standpipe

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Noun

West Side homeless encampment At the bustling encampment on West 45th Street at 11th Avenue, people shave with water from a hydrant and use strips of plastic and cardboard to find shade.

— Dave Carlin, CBS News, 13 July 2026
People pull out the barbecue, open fire hydrants, throw block parties.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of hydrant

Noun

In another drain on the Justices’ energy, oral arguments have become notably longer in recent years.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
New York City is scaling the same concept through its cloudburst hubs in Corona, Kissena Park, Parkchester and East New York, where sunken basketball courts and rain gardens are built to fill during a downpour and drain once the sewers catch up.

— Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of drain

Noun

Despite the installation of a smoke filtration system, preliminary testing found that emissions from its boiler smokestacks exceeded Cambodia’s legal limits.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
If that process were adapted to store CO2 in the earth forever, then billions of tons of carbon emissions could, in theory, be captured from smokestacks and buried.

— Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026

Definition of smokestack

Noun

Because they’re linked together, Bartle is able to program his MIDI signal to control the gas valve and the ignition, which means each note is paired with its own spout of flame.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
Some of the pouring spouts are also located on the side of the lid instead of on top.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of spout

Noun

The singer styled a floral tank top from Chloé with black stovepipe jeans, softening the dark wash with a touch of flower power.

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 July 2026
The image emphasizes her tall stovepipe hat, ample lace collar, a dress with detailed embroidery or brocade, and a pearl earring dangling from her left ear.

— Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 25 May 2026

Definition of stovepipe

Noun

Then, an eighth pipe was slotted into the small organ, bringing with it a new sound that reverberated throughout the church.

— Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
The new whisky expands its maturation from three to five distinct cask types, including Fino sherry and Port pipes, subtly reshaping Glenfiddich's signature fruit-forward profile by adding dryness and complexity.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

One year ago on July 31, 2025, 13-year-old Mason Kearns died after he was swept into a drainpipe during a flash flood near his Mount Airy home.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Caltrans said workers will be facilitating a sampling of drainpipe cement, collecting watersludge and doing other routine maintenance.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

Definition of drainpipe

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