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

Noun

1. the pipes and fixtures used in a water, drainage, or gas system

2. the trade or work of a plumber

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 (trade) → fontanería, plomería (LAM) (= piping); cañerías

plumbing [ˈplʌmɪŋ] n (= trade) → plomberie f (= piping); tuyauterie f

plumbing [ˈplʌmɪŋ] plumber n (piping) → Installationen pl, Rohrleitungen pl;

(trade) → Klempnerei f;

(work) → Installationsarbeiten pl

plumbing [ˈplʌmɪŋ] n (trade) → lavoro di idraulico (= piping); tubature fpl