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steampipe

/steem-pahyp/US // ˈstimˌpaɪp //

陡坡,沏茶,陡坡坡,陡峭的斜坡

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a pipe for conveying steam from a boiler.

Examples

  • At first I could not hear very well, the steampipe made such a noise.

  • The steampipe was rusty, and she looked as if she had been abandoned.

  • Sometimes, instead of this tube, a solid iron axle is employed, and in this case there is a separate steampipe (D).

  • Do you remember carrying me from the number seven culvert clean back to the station after the steampipe broke?

  • The other tunnel (W) serves as a passage for the steampipe, which leads from the boilers to the engines.