standpipe

IPA: stˈændpaɪp

noun

  • 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).
  • The water supply of a building for the use of firefighters.
  • A freestanding pipe fitted with a tap which is installed outdoors to dispense water.
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Examples of "standpipe" in Sentences

  • There are photos of the old water tower known as the standpipe, a Sheffield landmark.
  • Another segment of the trail runs from the trail head to the city's historic standpipe, which is near the Tennessee River.
  • The report describes the importance of dispatchers and fire fire crews having electronic access to location of the "standpipe"
  • His attorney, Susan Hoffinger , told State Supreme Court Judge Rena Uviller , that the cutting of the standpipe was "accidental" and was a "red herring."
  • Prosecutors say the men knew about, failed to fix and even covered up a break in a crucial firefighting water conduit, called a standpipe, and that was a critical factor in the firefighters 'deaths.
  • The disabled pipe, called a standpipe, cost firefighters critical time in getting water on the flames, playing a crucial role in creating the smoky inferno that ultimately killed firefighters Robert Beddia and
  • Mr. DePaola's attorney said his client was a union worker hired to be an abatement supervisor who was fired three months before the fire broke out – but not before being rewarded for managing the clean up of the tower's building where the breach in the standpipe was located.

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