standpipe

A noun referring to a vertical pipe, typically used to supply water from a main or to provide a connection for a fire hose.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una tubería vertical, generalmente utilizada para suministrar agua desde una red de distribución o para conectar una manguera contra incendios.

1. Vertical water pipe B2 formal

   A vertical pipe that supplies water from a main water supply, often used for firefighting or outdoor use.

   • The fire department connected their hose to the standpipe on the street.
   • The garden standpipe provides water for watering plants.
   • The building has a standpipe system for emergency fire control.

   🇪🇸Columna de agua vertical

   Sinónimos: riser

• standpipes plural form
• standpipes' possessive plural form
• standpipe's possessive singular form