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standpipe

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for standpipe.

Editorial note

What would be better is a charger hooked up to a standpipe with orifices in the car to extinguish and cool the batteries.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of standpipe gathered in one view.

noun

A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.

noun

The plumbing for a water supply in a building for the use of firefighters; the water supply itself (firewater).

noun

A freestanding pipe fitted with a tap which is installed outdoors to dispense water for everyday use.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for standpipe.

noun

A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.

noun

The plumbing for a water supply in a building for the use of firefighters; the water supply itself (firewater).

noun

A freestanding pipe fitted with a tap which is installed outdoors to dispense water for everyday use.

noun

(by extension) A vertical pipe used as an overflow protection drain in certain domestic plumbing fixtures (e.g. flush toilets).

Example sentences

1

What would be better is a charger hooked up to a standpipe with orifices in the car to extinguish and cool the batteries.

2

The service refused to acknowledge my humanity until I relented that a standpipe was a hydrant.

3

There's supposedly a standpipe there, but the council are denying all knowledge so we have to get a container brought in.

4

I've a memory of their still being a water standpipe at Central.

5

The alert that the brew is finished is the sound of the boiling hot water and steam spraying the coffee through the standpipe into the upper chamber, and it is absolutely under steam pressure, I’d say around 5 to 10 psi.

6

The owner's manual says it's to be transported carefully, installed on a flat surface indoors, plumbed to water/wired to 120VAC/drained through a standpipe, and then you operate it by adding clothes and turning the knob.

7

> The bill requires the city to deliver at least 150 acre-feet to its standpipe each year, through 2025, unless outside circumstances reduce whatever source they use for it.

8

And then you have companies like my old one-- they didn't have a fire protection license, so they hired an old dude to come in once a year for $40k and borrowed his so they can now do sprinkler and standpipe work legally.

9

When the liquid water is low enough that it doesn’t get picked up by the lower tube, you get a significant outflow of pure steam hissing through the standpipe nozzle, and then it’s quiet, as the bottom chamber is now completely dry, as are the grounds when you dump them out.

Quote examples

1

I’ve lived on this street for 60 years,” she said, between hauling water from a standpipe through the icy streets on a sledge.

2

The best I've ever had sat atop a wood stove for about 10 minutes, with one solitary drip every few seconds -- using a single-shot GSI "camping" moka with a standpipe dripping into clean glassware.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use standpipe in a sentence?

What would be better is a charger hooked up to a standpipe with orifices in the car to extinguish and cool the batteries.

What does standpipe mean?

A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.

What part of speech is standpipe?

standpipe is commonly used as noun.