Thesaurus results for STANDPIPE

standpipe

noun

Definition of standpipe

as in hydrant

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Recent Examples of standpipe Check that your washer’s drain hose is securely connected and that the standpipe (a vertical pipe in the wall—usually PVC—that your machine’s hose drains into) is the correct height (usually 18–30 inches). — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025 The 85-unit building was built in 1968 and was not required to have sprinklers or standpipes, Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said. — Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 Two 155-foot-tall standpipes, or cylindrical water tanks, were built at the northeast corner and the 5-acre parcel on which they’re located will remain under commission ownership. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025 Its caretakers had firefighting equipment, hoses and standpipes at the ready to draw water across different points of the property. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for standpipe

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Noun

The facility is using a frost-free hydrant for water supply which is not approved for potable water supply.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Miguel Degollado and his daughter, Sofia, cool off in the spray of an open hydrant on South Kolin Avenue in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood as the temperature reaches the high 80s, July 14, 2026.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hydrant

Noun

That frees up your team to focus on the larger design and creative systems, so your creative department can be the hero and say yes to more of the lower-funnel content requests.

— Dustin Callif, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Our focus remains on delivering value across the entire funnel.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of funnel

Noun

The painting is one of dozens Monet made painted during trips to London, showing a foggy view of a bridge across the River Thames in London, with smokestacks in the background.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
For her documentary, Khosla aimed to follow a tree from high country to factory smokestack.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of smokestack

Noun

The new packaging is designed to open only partially across the top, creating a pour spout that can then be resealed to help keep cereal fresh.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Fun comes naturally to the Avalanches, but, as all those rubbery boings and zaps and fizzing spouts of soda pop will attest, the group has never sounded quite this zany.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of spout

Noun

Related Stories Searches for slim flare—a style seen in men’s and women’s collections—have increased 73 percent from last year, while searches for stovepipe jeans, a high-rise straight jean, have increased 169 percent.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The singer styled a floral tank top from Chloé with black stovepipe jeans, softening the dark wash with a touch of flower power.

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 July 2026

Definition of stovepipe

Noun

In Newport Beach, the city operates 86 tidal valves that sit at the end of storm drain pipes along Balboa Island and the Balboa Peninsula.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Doussard says Zeltman and other experts who had warned the water might remain discolored due to old iron pipes were wrong.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

Others are refurbished remnants of the 20th century, with retention pools sporting planters that are actually slices of concrete drainpipes.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
The basement cell had no sink or running water; the toilet was a drainpipe in the floor.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of drainpipe

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