pipe
noun
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
pipes
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present tense formof pipe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"I wouldn't recommend not having your heating on at all," says Seymour, pointing to both the health issues this can cause as well as how pipes can freeze over.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Every country has a network of underground pipes, whether they are sewers or gas pipes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Standing charges cover costs such as transporting energy to homes via pipes and wires, and the upkeep of that infrastructure.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Among the relics of its decline is a hulking complex of rusted pipes, towers and conveyor belts in Delano, just five miles north of the McFarland chipping yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
They claimed that the weight would damage the pipes that carry water under the streets.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
