water pipe
water pipe — noun
1. a long tube, usually under the ground or inside a wall, that moves water from on
a long tube, usually under the ground or inside a wall, that moves water from one place to another.
A water pipe burst under the kitchen floor and soaked the whole room.
subject of 'burst' — common plumbing failure
Workers dug a deep trench to lay new water pipes along the street.
collocation: lay water pipes
When the old water pipe froze in winter, the family had no running water for two days.
Rania heard a loud knock inside the wall whenever she turned on the hot water pipe.
The city is replacing rusty water pipes that have leaked for many years.
- water main
a large main pipe supplying a whole area, not just one building
- plumbing
the whole system of pipes, not a single pipe
用法筆記
Usually part of a building's or city's plumbing system. Distinguish from sense 2 (a smoking device): this sense is about carrying clean water, never about smoke.
2. a device for smoking tobacco or other substances, in which the smoke is pulled d
a device for smoking tobacco or other substances, in which the smoke is pulled down through a bowl of water so that it becomes cooler before you breathe it in.
At the cafe in Cairo, customers shared a tall water pipe after dinner.
context: shared social smoking (hookah)
Takeshi watched the smoke bubble through the water pipe before it reached the mouthpiece.
describes how the device works
The shop on the corner sells glass water pipes and packets of flavoured tobacco.
Gabriel filled the base of the water pipe with cold water to cool the smoke.
Smoking a water pipe for an hour can be worse for your lungs than a single cigarette.
用法筆記
Often called a hookah or shisha when used for flavoured tobacco. Distinguish from sense 1: this device holds water to cool smoke, not to deliver clean water through plumbing.