"standpipe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: standpipes [plural]
Etymology: From stand + pipe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stand|pipe}} stand + pipe Head templates: {{en-noun}} standpipe (plural standpipes)
  1. A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.
    Sense id: en-standpipe-en-noun-zdC8KQRf Categories (other): Firefighting Disambiguation of Firefighting: 24 24 29 24
  2. A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.
    (by extension) A vertical pipe used as an overflow protection drain in certain domestic plumbing fixtures (e.g. flush toilets).
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-standpipe-en-noun-kfbwCLUg Categories (other): Firefighting Disambiguation of Firefighting: 24 24 29 24
  3. The plumbing for a water supply in a building for the use of firefighters; the water supply itself (firewater). Wikidata QID: Q354411
    Sense id: en-standpipe-en-noun-en:Q354411 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Firefighting Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 37 49 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 18 72 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 36 56 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 36 57 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 23 59 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 26 49 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 23 59 9 Disambiguation of Firefighting: 24 24 29 24
  4. A freestanding pipe fitted with a tap which is installed outdoors to dispense water for everyday use. Wikidata QID: Q4114147 Translations (freestanding outdoors water pipe with a tap): wodociąg pożarowy [masculine] (Polish), водорозбі́рна коло́нка (vodorozbírna kolónka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-standpipe-en-noun-en:Q4114147 Categories (other): Firefighting Disambiguation of Firefighting: 24 24 29 24 Disambiguation of 'freestanding outdoors water pipe with a tap': 11 13 9 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fire hose, hosepipe Translations (vertical waterpipe): Steigleitung [feminine] (German), Steigrohr [neuter] (German), wodociąg poziomy [masculine] (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'vertical waterpipe': 35 43 17 4

Inflected forms

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