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
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The flooding was caused by a broken water pipe.
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The goal of that project is to improve the water system efficiency and reliability and extend the service life of the water pipe.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
More than half of them used plastic water pipes.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Though the mussels couldn’t grow much larger than a nickel, state officials said an infestation would devastate Idaho’s economy and ecosystem, clogging water pipes and stealing food from native species.
—Alex Music
august 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2025
Workers will be able to provide more information about the pipe identification program and may ask to see your water pipes.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
More than half of them used plastic water pipes.
—Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Though the mussels couldn’t grow much larger than a nickel, state officials said an infestation would devastate Idaho’s economy and ecosystem, clogging water pipes and stealing food from native species.
—Alex Music
august 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2025
Workers will be able to provide more information about the pipe identification program and may ask to see your water pipes.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for water pipe
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“Water pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20pipe. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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