standpipe

IPA: stˈændpaɪp

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.

Examples of "standpipe" in Sentences

I used the shower for a standpipe.
A dry hydrant is analogous to a standpipe.
The standpipe conducts liquid into the tank.
The standpipe is really two structures in one.
Thus, the standpipe may telescope into the conduit.
In the US, the terms standpipe and riser are exclusive.
Known as the Belton Standpipe, the tower is still in use today.
Manual includes the use of a fire extinguisher or a Standpipe system.
The sled and standpipe is displaced by winding the conduit on the reel.
A stripper arrangement is provided in a regenerated catalyst standpipe for removing or displacing combustion flue gas products with fuel gas products of hydrocarbon conversion freed of hydrogen sulfide.