plumbing

plumb·ing  (plmng)

n.

1. The pipes, fixtures, and other apparatus of a water, gas, or sewage system in a building.

2. The work or trade of a plumber.

3. Informal An arrangement of bodily vessels or ducts: "treating stroke victims by reversing the plumbing of the body's circulatory system" (Associated Press).

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plumbing [ˈplʌmɪŋ]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also called plumbery the trade or work of a plumber

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the pipes, fixtures, etc., used in a water, drainage, or gas installation

3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) the act or procedure of using a plumb to gauge depth, a vertical, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plumbing - utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage plumbing system plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities"
	2.	plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) plumbery craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" building, construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"
	3.	plumbing - measuring the depths of the oceans bathymetry measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

Translations

plumbing [ˈplʌmɪŋ] N

1. (= craft) → fontanería f, plomería f (LAm), gasfitería f (Chile)

2. (= piping) → tuberías fpl, cañerías fpl; (= bathroom fittings) → aparatos mpl sanitarios

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plumbing [ˈplʌmɪŋ]

n

(= trade) → plomberie f

(= piping) → plomberie f

modif [business, supplies, system] → de plomberie plumbing fixtures
plumbing fixtures n → robinetterie f
plumb line n → fil m à plomb

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plumbing

n

(= work) → Installieren nt; he decided to learn plumbing → er beschloss, Installateur or Klempner zu werden; he does all his own plumbing → er macht alle Installations- or Klempnerarbeiten selbst

(= fittings) → Rohre pl, → Leitungen pl, → Installationen pl; (= bathroom fittings) → sanitäre Anlagen pl; to inspect the plumbing (hum) → die Lokalitäten aufsuchen (hum)

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plumbing [ˈplʌmɪŋ] n (craft) → lavoro or mestiere m di idraulico; (piping) → impianto idraulico, tubature fpl

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plumbing → سِبَاكة instalace sanitære installationer Rohrleitung σωληνώσεις fontanería, plomería putkisto plomberie vodoinstalacije tubature 配管 배관 loodgieterswerk rørsystem instalacja wodociągowa canalização, encanamento водопроводное дело rörmokeri ท่อประปา musluk işleri đường ống nước 管道设施