standpipe
noun
stand·pipe
ˈstan(d)-ˌpīp 
: a high vertical pipe or reservoir that is used to secure a uniform pressure in a water-supply system
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The state fire code requires that at least one standpipe be installed during construction.
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Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Because of risks posed by faulty standpipes, NFPA calls for property owners to enact backup plans to lower the chance of firefighters having to seek out alternative water sources if fire erupts near a broken standpipe.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
And a sewage smell might mean a clogged drain standpipe.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
Firefighters are trying to determine why the standpipe didn’t work properly, Alkins said.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
Laundry room Check for leaks around the standpipe — the thruway where water discharges from the washing machine — and make sure the drain hose hasn’t come loose.
—Jerica Pender, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
Unlike the water-taxing district previously proposed by some community members and shot down by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors last year, the standpipe district's power would be limited to creating and executing a temporary agreement to get water to Rio Verde Foothills.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
In the airy ward behind them, some patients lay unresponsive in their beds, while others did their laundry at a standpipe and tried to engage trainee nurses in boisterous conversation on topics including lunch, visitors and the possible return of the messiah.
—New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022
Kolodin's current version, specifically designed to garner bipartisan support, endeavors to create a new type of government entity called a standpipe district that could enter into agreements to help Rio Verde Foothills get water.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
Because of risks posed by faulty standpipes, NFPA calls for property owners to enact backup plans to lower the chance of firefighters having to seek out alternative water sources if fire erupts near a broken standpipe.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
And a sewage smell might mean a clogged drain standpipe.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2023
Firefighters are trying to determine why the standpipe didn’t work properly, Alkins said.
—John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
Laundry room Check for leaks around the standpipe — the thruway where water discharges from the washing machine — and make sure the drain hose hasn’t come loose.
—Jerica Pender, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
Unlike the water-taxing district previously proposed by some community members and shot down by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors last year, the standpipe district's power would be limited to creating and executing a temporary agreement to get water to Rio Verde Foothills.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
In the airy ward behind them, some patients lay unresponsive in their beds, while others did their laundry at a standpipe and tried to engage trainee nurses in boisterous conversation on topics including lunch, visitors and the possible return of the messiah.
—New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022
Kolodin's current version, specifically designed to garner bipartisan support, endeavors to create a new type of government entity called a standpipe district that could enter into agreements to help Rio Verde Foothills get water.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023
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“Standpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standpipe. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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