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standpipe

[ UK /stˈændpa‍ɪp/ ]
NOUN
  1. a vertical pipe

How To Use standpipe In A Sentence

  • He cleaned his teeth and rinsed his face under a standpipe outside. WHITE LIES
  • Although there were several factors contributing to these fatalities, the grand jury reasonably inferred that defendants 'conduct in dismantling the standpipe and the failing to take corrective action was an actual contributory cause of the deaths," Uviller wrote. Ruling Expected In Deutsche Bank Fire Case
  • Another segment of the trail runs from the trail head to the city's historic standpipe, which is near the Tennessee River. Local News from TimesDaily
  • Prosecutors say the men knew about, failed to fix and even covered up a break in a crucial firefighting water conduit, called a standpipe, and that was a critical factor in the firefighters 'deaths. Ruling Expected In Deutsche Bank Fire Case
  • A teenager braves the flies and stench of a leaking outdoor toilet to draw water from a standpipe.
  • Traffic on nearby Leeds Road was disrupted as police diverted cars round standpipes pumping water from the main road to help douse the flames.
  • His attorney, Susan Hoffinger , told State Supreme Court Judge Rena Uviller , that the cutting of the standpipe was "accidental" and was a "red herring. Contractors Claim 'Scapegoating'
  • Then the air expands, forcing water up the standpipe, and into the elevated tank.
  • Waterpipes have been frozen almost everywhere and in some places the public water standpipes have been frozen, resulting in considerable inconvenience to cottagers and others.
  • The system enables individuals to use their own pre-paid cards to get water from a communal standpipe.
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