standpipes

plural of standpipe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for standpipes
Noun
  • The serum blends powerful hydrants with pore-limiting ingredients for a gentle formula that helps deliver glass skin, even to those struggling with breakouts or uneven skin texture.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Many hydrants failed to dispense water.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Below, San Angelo gives us several methods for cleaning bathroom sink drains, her best tips on how to avoid a clogged bathroom sink, and what to avoid when cleaning your bathroom sink drain.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Peels can create a huge mess in the drainpipes down the road.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The menu will feature snackable, shareable appetizers along with mains like sandwiches and weekly specials.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Last year’s alternate jerseys wouldn’t get any complaints from me if the Caps turned them into their mains.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With no 6 pips dominoes, my best guess was this would need four 5 pip tiles and one 4 pip tile to complete.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The tiles form pentagonal arrangements, yet pentagons can’t fit snugly side by side to tile the plane.
    Patchen Barss, Quanta Magazine, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The old irrigation system was updated with spouts in each garden bed.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Sure enough, upon arriving, Phelps noticed spouts of water rising from the sea.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The element that sets the 95-suite 679-foot ship apart is its signature Funnel Suite, reminiscent of the smokestacks of early-20th-century ocean liners.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
  • As environmental regulations limit the toxic output from smokestacks and tail pipes, particulate matter that could be absorbing or blocking incoming sunlight is being eliminated, leading to gradually warmer oceans.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When that liquid becomes warm, it’s then sent through pipes to a facility that cools the liquid and sends it back to the data centers.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Conveniently, says Seth Bacon, executive vp of media for MLS, the same pipes that allowed for lightning-fast trades are perfect for delivering ultra high-definition video.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Standpipes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpipes. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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