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

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steampipe

"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)

All this time the steampipe of the little steamer alongside kept up such a deafening roar that it was almost impossible to hear what was said.

From Rollo on the Atlantic by Abbott, Jacob

The car, coupled to a steampipe, stood just east of the station, and Glover, helping her into it, went back after a moment to the telegraph office.

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

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

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