steam pipe
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In April 1908, a defective steam pipe burst at the plant, hurling two Georges — George Tucker, chief engineer, and George Love, oiler — 25 feet to the concrete floor below.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023
“As soon as he did, the back of his exposed neck touched the steam pipe like a pork cutlet pressed against a hot skillet.”
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2017
Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 35, broke through steel walls, slipped through a steam pipe and emerged from a manhole outside the 170-year-old prison, which is about 20 miles south of the Canadian border.
From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2015
A 2007 steam pipe explosion in Midtown Manhattan created a towering geyser of debris and sent thousands of people fleeing in scenes reminiscent of the September 11 attacks.
From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2010
I set the can on a steam pipe until the water evaporated, leaving bits of solid food in the bottom.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
