pipe fitting

noun

1. a joint or connector, as an elbow, union, or tee, used in a pipe system.
2. the work performed by a pipe fitter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipe fitting¹

First recorded in 1885–90; pipe ¹ + fit ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The foundation has a crack, there’s no furnace and the pipe fittings have been stolen.

From ProPublica

Every pipe-fitting or connection that conducts supply water or waste water nowadays screws together.

From Project Gutenberg

The pipe entered through the end of the tunnel, threaded into a right-angle pipe fitting, and disappeared into the tunnel floor!

From Project Gutenberg

A pipe fitting having two bores at a right angle, one to the other.

From Project Gutenberg