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n. A large vertical pipe into which water is pumped in order to produce a desired pressure.

n. A vertical pipe into which water is pumped so that a desired pressure is available at the bottom.

n. The water supply of a building for the use of firefighters.

n. A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level at a distance.

n. A supply pipe of sufficient elevation to enable the water to flow into the boiler, notwithstanding the pressure of the steam.

n. A vertical pipe erected at a well or reservoir, into which water is forced by mechanical means in order to obtain a head-pressure sufficient to convey it to a distance.

n. A small pipe inserted into an opening in a water-main.

n. An upright gas-pipe connecting the retort and the hydraulic main.

n. In a steam-engine, a boiler supply-pipe elevated enough to cause water to flow into the boiler in spite of the pressure of steam.

n. A pipe on the eduction-pipe of a steam-pump to absorb the concussions due to the pulsation and irregularities caused by the necessary use of bends and changes in the direction of pipes.

n. An upright pipe, open at the top, used in connection with a hot-water heating system to allow room for the expansion of the water when heated; an expansion-pipe.

n. A portable pipe used to afford a high head of water at fires.

n. A fixed vertical pipe for furnishing water to the upper part of a high building in case of fire. The stand-pipe may be connected to a high-pressure water-main or may be dependent on a hose from a fire-engine for its supply.

n. a vertical pipe

"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."

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