water pipe

noun

1

: a pipe for conveying water

2

: a smoking device that consists of a bowl mounted on a vessel of water which is provided with a long tube and arranged so that smoke is drawn through the water where it is cooled and up the tube to the mouth

Examples of water pipe in a Sentence

The flooding was caused by a broken water pipe.

Recent Examples on the Web

The original project called for replacing about 3,100 feet of aging water pipes along Winters Chapel Road, Sumac Drive, Charmant Place, Jones Mill Road, Peeler Road, Sanlee Lane and Ridgelock Court. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

But the unique water habit began when work was being done on the water pipes near Greenhough’s property. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026

Workers will also build barrier walls, install a storm water pipe and start building structural parts of the bridge on site. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

But in Kibera, public water pipes rarely reach individual households. — Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for water pipe

• allotype
• antitype
• archetype
• biotype
• collotype
• genotype
• haplotype
• holotype
• hypotype
• isotype
• lectotype
• linotype