pipe fitting
Americannoun
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a joint or connector, as an elbow, union, or tee, used in a pipe system.
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the work performed by a pipe fitter.
Etymology
Origin of pipe fitting
Example Sentences
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Things got clearer after she took him and a handful of students to a union expo, where he learned about pipe fitting and other skilled trades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Having sampled carpentry, sheet-metal work and other options, Awan, who had always been fascinated by welding but doesn’t like heights, chose pipe fitting over iron work.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2017
His punditry work has dried up for now, but he's paying the bills by working as a heating engineer's assistant - pipe fitting, boiler work and "various other bits and bobs".
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2016
Fifteen workers went to hospitals after a release of corrosive fumes in 2008, and that same year, a loose pipe fitting resulted in a fire shutting down the silane unit for a week.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2016
The pipe entered through the end of the tunnel, threaded into a right-angle pipe fitting, and disappeared into the tunnel floor!
From The Blue Ghost Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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