standpipe

 [stand-pahyp]  

stand·pipe

   [stand-pahyp]
noun
1.
a vertical pipe or tower into which water is pumped to obtain a required head.
2.
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.
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Origin:
1840–50; stand + pipe1
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standpipe (ˈstændˌpaɪp)
 
—n
1.  a vertical pipe, open at the upper end, attached to a pipeline or tank serving to limit the pressure head to that of the height of the pipe
2.  a temporary freshwater outlet installed in a street during a period when household water supplies are cut off

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