Pipage (Noun)
Meaning 1
A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc..
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The city's ancient pipage system was in dire need of repair to prevent further leaks and waste.
- A new pipage system was installed to carry hot water to the remote villages.
- The engineer designed a complex pipage network to transport crude oil from the refinery to the shipping terminal.
- After the earthquake, the damaged pipage was quickly repaired to restore water supply to the affected areas.
- The construction company was contracted to lay down a new pipage for the gas pipeline project.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Riser Main
- Discharge Pipe
- Riser Pipeline
- Standpipe
- Petrol Line
- Manifold
- Steam Line
- Drain
- Elbow
- Drilling Pipe
- Sparge Pipe
- Chimneypot
- Riser
- Main
- Tailpipe
- Waste Pipe
- Fuel Line
- Pipeline
- Exhaust Pipe
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Meaning 2
A fee charged for the use of pipes.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The brewery paid a monthly pipage fee for using the local municipality's water pipes.
- Due to an unexpected leak, the apartment building incurred additional pipage costs from the utility company.
- Industrial consumers have traditionally complained about high pipage fees affecting their operating margins.
- Despite implementing conservation efforts, the drought-affected farm saw little change in pipage fees owed.
- Subcontractors billed their construction firm a set fee, in addition to reimbursing materials, transportation and mandatory water pipe pipage expenses