waste pipe

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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. 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
  • Outside, the home presents roofing composed of tiles materials.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Even the bathrooms—lavishly stocked with Aesop products of every variety to enjoy in your enormous, high-pressure shower—are a thing of beauty, clad in salmon-pink tiles and decorated with sleek circular mirrors.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In a Dutch oven or soup pot, cook the ground beef and onion, breaking the beef into crumbles, until beef is no longer pink; drain.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Be sure to get the sides of the sink and the area around the drain.
    Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • My neighbor used to fly them, waving his cane in wild circles overhead to make the funnel of bird-flesh spin.
    Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In these cases, getting the customer over the line and purchasing can be the toughest part of the sales funnel.
    Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Warehouses may not have smokestacks releasing pollutants that the EPA and local agencies typically regulate.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In the days when the Harlem River was lined with smokestack industry, its bridges swung open and closed constantly, six or seven times a day, to let ships through.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 12 July 2024
Noun
  • For mains, check out pollo alla lambrusco — an Italian riff on coq au vin.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Lunch is served at 11 a.m. Per the Federal Bureau of Prisons' national menu, Monday lunch mains can include Southwest chicken wraps, chicken tacos, cheese pizza or three-bean chili.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Panoche employees modified the leaking standpipe so it could be opened and closed, according to the plea agreement documents, allowing for water to be drawn from the Delta-Mendota Canal on demand and undetected.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
  • But firefighters discovered that there was no standpipe on the interior of the building — a violation of the state fire code.
    Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
Noun
  • The agency has long described the dribbling hydrant as a safety hazard.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The first two fire engines reported difficulty securing a water source because some of the hydrants were not operating.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • How to Clean Faucet Head Residue and Buildup To fix this problem, use pliers to gently grip and unscrew the aerator from the faucet’s spout.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Common critiques were that the dispenser spout was too high on the body of the dispenser and that the spout would leak after dispensing.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024

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“Waste pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waste%20pipe. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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