water pipe

NOUN

pipe through which water moves

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plumbing water main

WEAK

conduit hookah hubble-bubble kalian main nargileh sluice steam pipe water conduit

Example Sentences

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The team created the nanoscrolls by rolling flat MXene flakes into tiny tubular structures that are about ten thousand times thinner than a water pipe.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

"There was hot water running over my head. I thought to myself: 'Who opened the water pipe?'"

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

About £50,000 is to be spent repairing the latest issue with medical gas pipework, however on Thursday the committee heard that the worst-case scenario of water pipe repairs could run into many millions.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

Permits needed for any water pipe construction require navigating the tribe’s cumbersome bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

He grabs a water pipe and pulls himself over the wall and onto the roof of an adjoining house.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario