underground pipe

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandpipe

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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pipe
noun[C]
uk
/paɪp/us
/paɪp/
a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandpipefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We do not know the effect on underground pipes, and so on.
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The precise effects of lorries on such things as underground pipes are difficult to assess.
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Is he not aware of the increased tariffs on underground pipes?
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Some have underground pipes, and pylons, and so on.
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Anundergroundpipedeveloped a crack probably due to the movement of heavy equipment in the area during the preceding fortnight.
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To make a connection between the two by anything but anundergroundpipewould obviously be a great mistake.
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Undergroundpipetypically uses a push-on gasket style of pipe that compresses a gasket into a space formed between the two adjoining pieces.
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Theundergroundpipenetwork above the cisterns was connected to a canal around the external walls.
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Built in 1907, the prison has an extensiveundergroundpipesystem.
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It is returned to the river through anundergroundpipe.
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From here it drains slowly into the river viaundergroundpipe.
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The village also contains a set of water pumps, still in situ but now out of service, that provided water from anundergroundpipesystem fed from a wind pump.
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The origin of this name is obscure and the etymology of colloquialisms is difficult to verify, but the imagery of a being in anundergroundpipeis powerful.
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An example that is considered in the book is the exploration by a small robot of a network of underground pipes, probably sewers, to detect anything abnormal.
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Particularly in some of the older areas where the underground pipes and the installations are ageing, we must have non-toxic gas as soon as possible.
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The technique of pipe jacking is a well-tried system of installing underground pipes and conduits.
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Finally, we come to the vexed question of damage to existing roads, bridges and underground pipes and sewers, as well as houses and structures.
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Part of the system is open, in large canals, and part of it is in a 15-mile length of underground pipes.
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