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standpipe Definition

stand·pipe (-pīp′)

noun

a high vertical pipe or cylindrical tank for storing water and keeping it at a desired pressure, esp. such a large tank used in a water-supply system for a town, etc.

standpipe Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: Everyone else had to use standpipes or the town's water carts.

Preposition: at

  • end: The sanitary accommodation being in the cellar and a standpipe at the end providing the only water.

Converse of subject

  • supply: Water is not led into the houses, but is supplied by the usual standpipe in the street.

Adjective modifier

  • only: The only legal standpipes for use in our area are supplied by Reflex Plant.
  • new: The new standpipes will provide water for 53 per cent of the people of Chiure.

Noun used with modifier

  • water: Water standpipe bollards, electrical supply bollards are also available.
  • hydrant: The equipment carried was very basic, consisting of hand pumps, hose, hydrant standpipe and various small tools.

Preposition: in

  • street: They would have to collect the water they need in buckets or water carriers from a temporary standpipe in the street.

Preposition: for

  • water: No electricity, no running gas, and there was only a standpipe for water which was, which was a communal one.