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standpipe


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Standpipe  \Stand"pipe`\,  n. 
  1.  (Engin.)  A  vertical  pipe,  open  at  the  top  between  a 
  hydrant  and  a  reservoir,  to  equalize  the  flow  of  water; 
  also  a  large  vertical  pipe,  near  a  pumping  engine,  into 
  which  water  is  forced  up  so  as  to  give  it  sufficient  head 
  to  rise  to  the  required  level  at  a  distance. 
 
  2.  (Steam  Boiler)  A  supply  pipe  of  sufficient  elevation  to 
  enable  the  water  to  flow  into  the  boiler,  notwithstanding 
  the  pressure  of  the  steam.  --Knight. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  standpipe 
  n  :  a  vertical  pipe 




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