water pipe
noun
1
: a pipe for conveying water
2
: a smoking device that consists of a bowl mounted on a vessel of water which is provided with a long tube and arranged so that smoke is drawn through the water where it is cooled and up the tube to the mouth
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The flooding was caused by a broken water pipe.
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Frozen water pipes are a hazard during the dangerous cold.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
In September, a sinkhole in the city of Hiroshima appeared after an underground water pipe burst and the road had caved in.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Emergency officials say people need to take step to protect water pipes, pets, their plants and each other from the freezing conditions.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
In September, a sinkhole in the city of Hiroshima appeared after an underground water pipe burst and the road had caved in.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Emergency officials say people need to take step to protect water pipes, pets, their plants and each other from the freezing conditions.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for water pipe
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“Water pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20pipe. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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