water pipe
Americannoun
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a pipe for conveying water.
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a smoking apparatus, as a hookah or narghile, in which the smoke is drawn through a container of water and cooled before reaching the mouth.
noun
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a pipe for water
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another name for hookah
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of water pipe
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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Residents say they could face prosecution if they do not pay thousands of pounds to repair a water pipe outside their homes.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The team created the nanoscrolls by rolling flat MXene flakes into tiny tubular structures that are about ten thousand times thinner than a water pipe.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
Palmdale, other water agencies awarded zero damages in whistleblower suit against L.A. company JM Eagle, the world’s largest maker of PVC water pipe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
In February, another eruption in the area led to a key water pipe bursting - disrupting services to many people.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
While his father was involved body and soul with his water pipe, the willful first-born, who had always been too big for his age, had become a monumental adolescent.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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