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standpipe

/stand-pahyp/US // ˈstændˌpaɪp //UK // (ˈstændˌpaɪp) //

立管,竖管,竖笛,站立管

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a verticalpipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
    • : a water pipe for supplying the fire hoses of a building, connected with the water supply of the building and usually with a siamese outside the building.

Examples

  • “I chase a mirage of validation,” Hardin writes as he considers both his role as a human standpipe and his mother’s thorny love.

  • The mixing chamber and valve chamber were one and the standpipe or jet protruded into the mixing chamber.

  • I always measure things by that six hundred dollars, just as I measure high buildings by the Moonstone standpipe.

  • The service rendered by the standpipe is similar to that of the air cushion discussed in Section 184.

  • The standpipe is simply a large vertical tube connected to the water mains from which and into which water readily flows.

  • Two common devices for controlling sudden changes in the water pressure are the standpipe and the air cushion.