pipage

American  

[pahy-pij] / ˈpaɪ pɪdʒ /

noun

1. conveyance, as of water, gas, or oil, by means of pipes. pipe.

2. the pipes pipe so used.

3. the sum charged for the conveyance.

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pipage British  

/ ˈpaɪpɪdʒ /

noun

1. pipes collectively

2. conveyance by pipes

3. the money charged for such conveyance

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Etymology

Origin of pipage

First recorded in 1605–15; pipe ¹ + -age

Example Sentences

Electric steel, in fact, all fine steel, should be cast in big-end-up molds with refractory hot tops to prevent any possibility of pipage in the body of the ingot.

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