Pipe In (Verb)
Meaning 1
Transport to a destination through pipes; "We have to pipe in oil".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The proposal involves piping in water from a nearby river to supply the new settlement.
- We have to pipe in compressed air to the underground workings for the miners to breathe.
- To keep the plants thriving, the greenhouse manager decided to pipe in a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
- They are planning to pipe in electricity through high-voltage cables buried beneath the city streets.
- The process of piping in seawater directly into the desalination plant seemed more efficient than using trucks to transport it.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Music was piped into the shopping mall to enhance the customer experience.
- Piped gas was piped in from the neighboring town to meet the energy demands.
- Air was piped in to the underwater habitat to sustain the divers.
- Music was piped into the call center to reduce the perceived wait time.
- Fresh air was piped into the spacecraft to maintain a healthy atmosphere.