escape pipe

British  

noun

1. a pipe for overflowing water, escaping steam, etc

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Example Sentences

Straightway he opened his long yellow bill, gave vent to a hiss like the steam from an escape pipe, stuck out his snaky neck close to the ground, lifted his broad gray-and-white wings, and charged.

From Children of the Wild by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

Soon the steam from the escape pipe set up its shrill clamour.

From The Golden Rock by Glanville, Ernest

In the waste-yard outside, the steam from the escape pipe, the litter of barrels and old iron, the shining heaps of coals, the ashes everywhere, were shrouded in a veil of mist and rain.

From Hard Times by Dickens, Charles

The shorter pipe leads to the escape pipe mentioned above, while the longer one comes from the generator.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)

When the cistern is scientifically constructed the supply pipe and escape pipe correspond in capacity, so that the water may be drawn off as fast as supplied, and none be wasted by overflow.

From Equality by Bellamy, Edward