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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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
"There was hot water running over my head. I thought to myself: 'Who opened the water pipe?'"
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
Remote sensors placed in the water pipe also provide a hi-tech way to monitor the island's water quality.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
The earthquake caused a water pipe to burst at Pasadena City Hall, where water leaked for about an hour before it was turned off, city spokesperson Lisa Derderian said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
They locked the doors; they took positions on the roof; they told everyone that the emergency was a broken water pipe.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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