plumbing system

collocation in English

meaningsofplumbingandsystem

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plumbing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈplʌm.ɪŋ/us
/ˈplʌm.ɪŋ/
the water pipes and similar systems in ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofplumbingandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In a long-lived magmaticplumbingsystem, batches of hot, more primitive, magma may intrude into cooler, more evolved magma at shallow crustal levels.
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Not only is it very high, at nearly 19,000 feet, but it has an enormous internalplumbingsystem.
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In fact, as is often said with reason, clearing and settlement is theplumbingsystemof the securities markets, without which nothing works.
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The entireplumbingsystemhas had to be or is being ripped out.
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No complaints have been received about unpleasant smells from theplumbingsystem.
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Theplumbingsystemmay be such as to render draining easy or difficult.
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What should we do about defect on the customersplumbingsystem?
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Typical of general misdeeds are false statements that the entireplumbingsystemin an older property is unsafe and should be replaced urgently to prevent a disastrous flood.
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In this wing there are only eight toilets for those men, and frequently half of those toilets are out of order because of the inadequateplumbingsystem.
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In a threaded iron pipeplumbingsystem, plugs have male threads.
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The city's firstplumbingsystemwas started in 1939.
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His last accomplishment was the establishment of aplumbingsystemin 1908.
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There, alabaster tubs and other bath fittings were found, along with a sophisticated twinplumbingsystemto transport hot and cold water separately.
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They are similar to the clanging sometimes heard in a house'splumbingsystem, which is known as water hammer.
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Moulins are a part of a glacier's internalplumbingsystem, that carry meltwater from the surface down to wherever it may go.
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All the squatters were evicted, rubbish cleaned, and a centralizedplumbingsystemwas begun.
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Because of mis-connections and leaks in theplumbingsystem, even supposedly segregated systems will sometimes overflow during storms, releasing additional untreated sewage into the rivers.
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Theplumbingsystemis made up of a system of fractures, fissures, porous spaces and sometimes cavities.
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Other systems may be professionally installed permanently in the ground and are attached permanently to a home'splumbingsystem.
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