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Recent Examples of waste pipe
Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.
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Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
Water-supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2019
Local environmentalists blamed a waste pipe running from the factory building into the ocean (fishmeal factories tend to produce lots of wastewater).
—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019
Golden Lead this time chose a central spot on Gunjur beach to lay the waste pipe and staff members raised a Chinese flag in the process.
—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019
In spite of the NEA’s earlier demands, Golden Lead was soon permitted to reinstall a waste pipe.
—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019
When trip waste lever is in the drain position, the stopper is higher up the trip waste pipe and this should increase the drain rate.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2016
An investigation revealed that the waste pipe had been mistakenly removed earlier in the renovation.
—New York Times, 15 June 2018
Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
Water-supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2019
Local environmentalists blamed a waste pipe running from the factory building into the ocean (fishmeal factories tend to produce lots of wastewater).
—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019
Golden Lead this time chose a central spot on Gunjur beach to lay the waste pipe and staff members raised a Chinese flag in the process.
—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019
In spite of the NEA’s earlier demands, Golden Lead was soon permitted to reinstall a waste pipe.
—Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, 27 June 2019
When trip waste lever is in the drain position, the stopper is higher up the trip waste pipe and this should increase the drain rate.
—Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2016
An investigation revealed that the waste pipe had been mistakenly removed earlier in the renovation.
—New York Times, 15 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waste pipe
Noun
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The ammonia in Windex may harm wood, so save this trick for laminates or tile.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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This can include body handling (including paws, gums and ears), novel sounds like sirens, music, doorbells, laughter, crying and cheering, walking on different surfaces such as grass, pavement, sand, tile, tin foil, dirt, carpet and hardwood and meeting all kinds of people and pets.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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South Texas Health System’s hospital in McAllen experienced minor flooding Thursday afternoon on the facility’s first floor from issues with the stormwater drain, according to a hospital spokesperson.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The existing system features a series of drain lines underneath the playing surface that have the ability to pump cool air into the field to move air through the soil base and provide a cooling system — which also can help promote root growth.—
Janie McCauley,
Denver Post,
24 Mar. 2025
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Traffic on the bridge was temporarily stopped while the tops of the ship’s towering funnels passed less than 10 feet beneath the roadway.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Courtesy of Disney Cruise Line The ship’s top-tier, 2,000-square-foot suite, a two-story affair built into the ship’s forward funnel—available to those willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a weeklong cruise—is based entirely on Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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The satellites are fitted with custom six-band multispectral infrared cameras, designed to capture imagery suitable for machine learning algorithms to accurately identify wildfires – differentiating them from misleading objects like smokestacks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Mar. 2025
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The problems caused by antitrust today extend far beyond those of the smokestack era.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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The rear cameras are a 48-megapixel main and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide—both reduced from the 50-megapixel and 48-megapixel cameras on the Pixel 9.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Kids eat free on Tuesdays, a free bottle of wine accompanies two entrees on Wednesdays and two drinks, two mains and a dessert run customers $85 on date night Thursdays.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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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
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My favorite subject by far has been standpipes, those systems that supply water to a building in case of fire.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The red car that blocked the hydrant belongs to a 27-year-old woman who later turned up at the scene with a 6-year-old child.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Citizens are urged to contact the city with information, including photos, of those possibly misusing the hydrants.—
Chuck Rupnow,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Ferreira sobs hysterically, spouts horrific recounts of an abusive childhood, and slowly opens up, all in the span of a two-hour film.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Inside, a grid insert blends seamlessly and silently, while the screw-top lid and spout cap help prevent leaks.—
SELF,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Waste pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waste%20pipe. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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