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PIPAGE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.

Synonyms:

pipage; pipe; piping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pipage" is a kind of...):

tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Meronyms (parts of "pipage"):

spout (an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pipage"):

chimneypot (a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft)

discharge pipe (a pipe through which fluids can be discharged)

drain; drainpipe; waste pipe (a pipe through which liquid is carried away)

drilling pipe (a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud)

elbow (a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it)

exhaust pipe (a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler)

fuel line; gas line; petrol line (a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine)

main (a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage)

manifold (a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes)

line; pipeline (a pipe used to transport liquids or gases)

riser; riser main; riser pipe; riser pipeline (a vertical pipe in a building)

sparge pipe (a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water)

standpipe (a vertical pipe)

steam line; steam pipe (a pipe conducting steam)

tailpipe (a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car)

Derivation:

pipe (transport by pipeline)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fee charged for the use of pipes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("pipage" is a kind of...):

fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)

Derivation:

pipe (transport by pipeline)

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