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pipeless

  • a word derived from pipe.
    pipe
    noun
    a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.

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Though no musician, he saw that a pipeless organ would have many a practical advantage.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chief systems, viewed in descending order of expense, are hot water, steam, piped hot air, and the pipeless furnace.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Frank Lieberman

Don't put a rug over the register of the pipeless furnace.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Frank Lieberman

Peter was pipeless; smoking, perhaps, had the same disastrous effect.

From The Lee Shore by Dame Rose Macaulay

Cheapest of all to install and operate is the pipeless furnace.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Frank Lieberman