pipe-layer
1Pipe layer — Pipelayer Pipe lay er, n., or Pipe layer Pipe lay er 1. One who lays conducting pipes in the ground, as for water, gas, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Polit. Cant) A politician who works in secret; in this sense, usually written as one word. [U.S.]… …
2pipe-layer — /puyp lay euhr/, n. a worker employed in laying a pipeline or one experienced in such work. Also, pipelayer. [1830 40] * * * …
3pipe-layer — /puyp lay euhr/, n. a worker employed in laying a pipeline or one experienced in such work. Also, pipelayer. [1830 40] …
4Pipe Creek Sinkhole — near Swayzee in Grant County, Indiana, is one of the most important paleontological sites in the interior of the eastern half of North America. Uncovered in 1996 by workers at the Pipe Creek Junior limestone quarry, the sinkhole has yielded a… …
5Ductile iron pipe — is a pipe commonly used for potable water distribution.[1] The predominant wall material is ductile iron, a spheroidized graphite cast iron, although an internal cement mortar lining usually serves to inhibit corrosion from the fluid being… …
6boundary layer — Physics. the portion of a fluid flowing past a body that is in the immediate vicinity of the body and that has a reduced flow due to the forces of adhesion and viscosity. [1920 25] * * * In fluid mechanics, a thin layer of flowing gas or liquid… …
7Sand pipe — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent …
8Boundary layer separation — is when the thin layer of viscous fluid leaves the surface of the body that it is flowing over. The viscosity of the fluid causes the boundary layer separation. [Wilcox, David C. Basic Fluid Mechanics. 3rd ed. Mill Valley: DCW Industries, Inc.,… …
9Barrier pipe — A barrier pipe is a type of plastic water pipe used in domestic heating systems. The pipe is manufactured with a barrier that prevents oxygen from penetrating the material and entering the water system, reducing the risk of corrosion.The barrier… …
10Monte Cristi Pipe Wreck — Mone Cristi coastline Monte Cristi Pipe Wreck a submerged archaeological site located on the north coast of Hispaniola in the Dominican Republic near the border of Haiti, part of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean. The site is one of the… …
