pipage
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pipage
(ˈpaɪpɪdʒ)n
1. pipes collectively
2. conveyance by pipes
3. the money charged for such conveyance
pip•age
(ˈpaɪ pɪdʒ)n.
1. conveyance, as of water, gas, or oil, by means of pipes.
2. the pipes so used.
3. the sum charged for the conveyance.
[1605–15]
Pipage
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| Noun | 1. | pipage - a fee charged for the use of pipes fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services |
| 2. | pipage - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. chimneypot - a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft discharge pipe - a pipe through which fluids can be discharged drilling pipe - a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud elbow - a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it exhaust pipe - a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler fuel line, petrol line, gas line - a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line" main - a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage manifold - a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes pipeline, line - a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" sparge pipe - a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water spout - an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain standpipe - a vertical pipe steam line, steam pipe - a pipe conducting steam tailpipe - a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car |