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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That money will be used initially to replace lead water pipes with copper in older neighborhoods.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Footage shows boys trying to damage water pipes.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The filter screen is located where the shower head connects to the water pipe.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Alfian Brahmana Putra, the pump operator for the treatment plant, says the city provides free water for the village, but residents are responsible for having water pipes installed in their homes.
—Niken Sitoningrum, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Footage shows boys trying to damage water pipes.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The filter screen is located where the shower head connects to the water pipe.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Alfian Brahmana Putra, the pump operator for the treatment plant, says the city provides free water for the village, but residents are responsible for having water pipes installed in their homes.
—Niken Sitoningrum, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
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 6 May. 2026.
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