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standpipe

 
Dictionary: stand·pipe
(stănd'pīp') pronunciation
n.
A large vertical pipe into which water is pumped in order to produce a desired pressure.


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A pipe or tank used for the storage of water, esp. for emergency use.

standpipe connection


 
Columbia Encyclopedia: standpipe
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standpipe, tank or pipe for holding water in an elevated position to create pressure in a water supply system. For a tall building, where the pressure from the mains at street level is insufficient to raise the water to the upper floors, water is pumped up to the standpipe and fed by gravity into the system.


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Standpipe may refer to:


Translations: Standpipe
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brandhane, standrør

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoge waterpijp

Français (French)
n. - colonne d'alimentation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Standrohr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατακόρυφος αγωγός

Italiano (Italian)
tubatura di emergenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tubo (m) ou reservatório (m) vertical para manter a pressão da água (Téc.)

Русский (Russian)
напорная труба, стояк

Español (Spanish)
n. - tubo vertical, columna de alimentación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vattentorn, ståndrör, lodrätt rör

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
储水塔, 给水塔

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 儲水塔, 給水塔

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 저수탑, 급수탑

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 給水塔, 配水塔

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انبوب ماء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צינור מים, צינור שריפה‬


 
 

 

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