[stand-pahyp] 
| 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. |
| stand·pipe (stānd'pīp') n. A large vertical pipe into which water is pumped in order to produce a desired pressure. |
