standpipe
/stand-pahyp/US // ˈstændˌpaɪp //UK // (ˈstændˌpaɪp) //
立管,竖管,竖笛,站立管
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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.
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