Pipe

  • 41Pipe — Pipe1 〈[paıp] n. 15 oder f. 10〉 engl. u. nordamerikan. Flüssigkeitsmaß für Wein u. Branntwein, 400 570 l [engl., eigtl. „Rohr, Röhre“] Pi|pe2 〈f. 19; nddt.〉 1. Pfeife 2. längl. Wein od. Ölfass [nddt. Form von Pfeife] * * * 1Pi|pe , die; , n [ital …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 42pipe — 1 noun (C) 1 TUBE a tube through which a liquid or gas flows, often under the ground: A pipe had burst in the kitchen and flooded the floor. | Workmen were laying pipes under the road. | The pipe s blocked again! | a gas pipe 2 FOR SMOKING a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43pipe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pīpa (akin to Old High German pfīfa pipe), from Vulgar Latin *pipa pipe, from Latin pipare to peep, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tubular wind instrument; specifically a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 44pipe — pipe1 [ paıp ] noun count ** 1. ) a tube that carries liquid or gas from one place to another: The pipes had frozen during the severe weather. lay a pipe: Workers were laying water pipes outside the house. a pipe leads/runs somewhere: A pipe runs …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45pipe — I n. device for smoking 1) to light a pipe 2) to puff on, smoke a pipe 3) to fill one s pipe 4) a peace pipe long tube 5) a drain; exhaust; overflow; water pipe II v. (D; tr.) to pipe from; into, to (to pipe water from a stream to a house) * * *… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46pipe — I. PIPE. s. f. Sorte de grande fustaille pour mettre du vin, & qui contient un muid & demi. Une pipe de vin. pipe vuide. pipe pleine. une demi pipe. une pipe de vin d Espagne. une pipe d eau de vie. On dit aussi, Une pipe de chaux. II. PIPE. s. f …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 47Pipe — This interesting and unusual surname has two origins; firstly, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a piper, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century pipe meaning pipe. The Olde English pipe was also used for a water pipe, conduit or …

    Surnames reference

  • 48pipe — [[t]pa͟ɪp[/t]] ♦♦♦ pipes, piping, piped 1) N COUNT A pipe is a long, round, hollow object, usually made of metal or plastic, through which a liquid or gas can flow. The liquid can t escape into the air, because it s inside a pipe... The plant… …

    English dictionary

  • 49pipe — noun 1》 a tube used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluids.     ↘a cavity in cast metal. 2》 a device used for smoking tobacco, consisting of a narrow tube with a bowl at one end in which the tobacco is burned, the smoke from which is then… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 50pipe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. passage, tube, main; briar, corncob, meerschaum; flute, fife, bagpipe, flageolet. See music, opening, cry. pipe down pipe dream pipe up II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A tube] Syn. pipeline, drain pipe, sewer …

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