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waste pipe

noun

  1. a pipe for draining liquid waste or excess liquids.
  2. Plumbing. a pipe for draining away the wastes of a building other than those from water closets.


waste pipe

noun

  1. a pipe to take excess or used water away, as from a sink to a drain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of waste pipe1

First recorded in 1505–15
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Example Sentences

Traps will not be permitted on main, vertical, soil or waste-pipe lines.

A sort of safety-valve is provided in such works, exactly of the same nature as the waste-pipe of a common cistern.

Under the basin in the bathroom one can see the waste pipe and can imagine where the water is inside.

S, is the waste pipe of the lime machine, to remove the insoluble parts of the lime.

Wash out the ice chamber once a week, and pour a solution of washing soda down the waste pipe.

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