2. (Polit. Cant) The act or method of making combinations for personal advantage secretly or slyly; -- in this sense, usually written as one word. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pipe-laying — pipeˈ laying noun • • • Main Entry: ↑pipe … Useful english dictionary
Pipe ramming — is a trenchless method for installation of steel pipes and casings over distances usually up to 30m (150 ft) up long and up to 1,500mm (60 inches) in diameter, although the method can be used for much longer and larger installations. The method… … Wikipedia
Pipe bursting — is a trenchless method of replacing buried pipelines (such as sewer, water, or natural gas pipes) without the need for a traditional construction trench. Launching and receiving pits replace the trench needed by conventional pipe laying.… … Wikipedia
pipe|lay|ing — «PYP LAY ihng», noun. 1. the act of laying down pipes for gas, water, and other purposes. 2. Figurative. a laying of plans for the accomplishment of some scheme or purpose, especially a political one … Useful english dictionary
pipe — 1 noun (C) 1 TUBE a tube through which a liquid or gas flows, often under the ground: A pipe had burst in the kitchen and flooded the floor. | Workmen were laying pipes under the road. | The pipe s blocked again! | a gas pipe 2 FOR SMOKING a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pipe — I UK [paɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms pipe : singular pipe plural pipes ** 1) a tube that carries liquid or gas from one place to another The pipes had frozen during the severe weather. lay a pipe: Workers were laying water pipes outside… … English dictionary
pipe — pipe1 [ paıp ] noun count ** 1. ) a tube that carries liquid or gas from one place to another: The pipes had frozen during the severe weather. lay a pipe: Workers were laying water pipes outside the house. a pipe leads/runs somewhere: A pipe runs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pipe — 01. The Libyans are building an enormous [pipe] to carry oil across their country to the coast. 02. We have to replace some of the [pipes] for our plumbing because they are rusted. 03. The city is putting new water [pipes] into old neighborhoods… … Grammatical examples in English
pipe*/ — [paɪp] noun [C] I 1) a tube that carries liquid or gas from one place to another A pipe runs to the hot water tap in the kitchen.[/ex] Workers were laying water pipes outside the house.[/ex] 2) an object used for smoking tobacco, consisting of a… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pipe-layer — /puyp lay euhr/, n. a worker employed in laying a pipeline or one experienced in such work. Also, pipelayer. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
