| 词汇 | standpipe |
| 释义 | standpipe noun[ C ] uk /ˈstænd.paɪp/ us /ˈstænd.paɪp/ UK a vertical pipe that is connected to a water supply and provides drinking water: （供给饮用水的）竖管 The nearest clean water was from the standpipe in the churchyard. We all had to go and draw out our own drinking water from this one standpipe. US a vertical pipe that is connected to a water supply and provides water to a public place such as a building or bridge, and that is used when there is a fire: （美国为公共场所供水以在灭火时使用的）竖管 A broken standpipe denied water to firefighters. In New York City, all standpipe systems must be inspected every five years. /GettyImages It was not the usual crowd of people queueing up for the standpipe. They installed a six mile pipeline and put standpipes in the centre of the village. The standpipe for water supply had been dismantled and was useless. Tougher safety standards were imposed for theaters and other public buildings, including fire-resistant curtains, alarm systems, fire extinguishers and standpipes. Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage ballcock black water catch basin caulking cesspit gurgler hot-water tank hydrant influent isolator leakage plumb plunger septic tank sewage sewage works sewer siphon spigot waterworks Examples of standpipestandpipe Drinking water was supplied by standpipes connected to the mains water supply nearest to each group's tent. Any complaints regarding supply were addressed to the local turncock, who would reopen standpipes or arrange for water to run for longer periods. The number of houses per standpipe averaged 7.7 and in no company area exceeded 9 residencies. What is the law governing the compulsory provision of water through standpipes by the local authority? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People are, at this moment, standing on icy paths, with buckets in their hands and possibly at frozen standpipes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People are boiling water, using standpipes and some of the elderly are without water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We had to have standpipes, we had to have our supplies interrupted and, unbelievably, our industry was told to relocate elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Either it will be done on the basis of rota cuts for 17 hours a day, or standpipes will be erected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where interruptions to the piped supply are unavoidable, they provide emergency supplies in bowsers or by standpipes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Standpipes have been erected for all except a few properties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 About 20,000 properties are without their mains water supply, but arrangements have been or are being made to provide supplies from standpipes or tankers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were rationed and had to use standpipes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To my knowledge, no one is in favour of standpipes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Has it been established whether standpipes work under water? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were putting up standpipes in the villages, and so on, and during the whole time there was my supply going at full strength. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of standpipe These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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