pipings

noun

plural of piping
as in pipelines

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  1. pipelines
  2. drainpipes
  3. hydrants
  4. pipes
Noun
  • In the past, economies ran on toll roads and railroads and pipelines that were physical.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Those range from the macro-industrial such as aircraft parts and underwater pipelines to the micro-medical such as stents that prop open bodily channels for bodily fluids.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pipelines
Noun
  • Kearns family pushes for change In the wake of the teen's death, the Kearns family pushed for Mason's Law, mandating the marking, guarding and grading of drainpipes in the state.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • His favorite example is capturing condensation from air conditioners, typically by placing a bucket under outdoor drainpipes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of drainpipes
Noun
  • Some hydrants were jammed up by freezing temperatures; the blaze was contained in part because of a fireboat that Collins had funded.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The loss of pressure in hydrants has happened before in wildfires, including the 2008 Freeway Complex fire, the 2017 Tubbs and Thomas fires, the 2018 Woolsey fire and the 2024 Mountain fire.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hydrants
Noun
  • Since 2021, San Jose Water has invested more than $1 billion in infrastructure including pipes, pumps and plants.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Chemicals and pipes have been removed from the property during the investigation.
    — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pipes
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