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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It should be located on the top of the water heater where the cold water pipe enters the tank.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
The water department replaced about 100 lead lines around 1990, soon after a 1986 federal ban on new lead water pipes took effect.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Between water pipes, water filtration systems, and garbage disposal units, there’s usually not much space under the kitchen sink for proper storage.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 22 Feb. 2026
Osaka had 92 cases of water pipe leaks under city roads in the fiscal year ending March 2025, the city’s waterworks official Eiji Kotani told the Associated Press on Friday.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
The water department replaced about 100 lead lines around 1990, soon after a 1986 federal ban on new lead water pipes took effect.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Between water pipes, water filtration systems, and garbage disposal units, there’s usually not much space under the kitchen sink for proper storage.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 22 Feb. 2026
Osaka had 92 cases of water pipe leaks under city roads in the fiscal year ending March 2025, the city’s waterworks official Eiji Kotani told the Associated Press on Friday.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Water pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20pipe. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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