steampipe

American  

[steem-pahyp] / ˈstimˌpaɪp /

noun

1. a pipe for conveying steam from a boiler.

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Etymology

Origin of steampipe

First recorded in 1855–60; steam + pipe ¹

Example Sentences

"Do you remember carrying me from the number seven culvert clean back to the station after the steampipe broke?"

From The Daughter of a Magnate by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)

Minor uses are in the polishing of plate glass, in the manufacture of dental plaster, in white pigments, in steampipe coverings, and as a filler in cotton goods.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

The steampipe was rusty, and she looked as if she had been abandoned.

From Rollo in Scotland by Abbott, Jacob

The Hydra was much larger than the old Venom, had fine open decks, and tall, raking masts, with a low, wide funnel of jet, up which went the crimson copper steampipe.

From Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat by Stables, Gordon

The engine was stopped, and the monstrous steampipe commenced blowing off the steam, which, being now no longer employed to work the engine, it would be dangerous to keep pent up.

From Rollo on the Atlantic by Abbott, Jacob