copper piping

collocation in English

meaningsofcopperandpiping

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copper
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒp.ər/us
/ˈkɑː.pɚ/
made of or relating to the ...
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piping
noun
uk
/ˈpaɪ.pɪŋ/us
/ˈpaɪ.pɪŋ/
a narrow strip of cloth used to decorate the edges of clothes ...
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(Definition ofcopperandpipingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I procured a sheet of copper plate and soldered to it about 35 feet of 28 millimetrecopperpipingin the form of a snake.
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In administering this scheme the use ofcopperpipingis restricted as far as possible because it is too expensive for ordinary agricultural purposes.
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The second sub-issue appears to be due significantly to a problem withcopperpiping.
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All current guidance recommends the use ofcopperpiping.
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There is still some delay in obtaining certain types of copper fittings but the supply ofcopperpipingis now much easier.
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He was discussing the comparative prices of manufacturedcopperpipingproduced in this country and in another country.
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All that it amounts to is that one prepares a plate of copper or aluminium, to which one attaches somecopperpiping.
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Of course, it is often present incopperpipingand so forth.
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There was difficulty in connection withcopperpiping.
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It has never had adequate supplies of parts, and super-priority has not been able to give it even a smooth flow ofcopperpiping.
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A chunk ofcopperpipingabout 3 ft long fell from one of the gutters into the playground just after the children had gone back into the school.
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A common location where this occurs is where a home'scopperpipingconnects to a galvanized steel municipal supply line.
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After that period,copperpipingtook over, first soft copper with flared fittings, then with rigid copper tubing utilizing soldered fittings.
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Copperpipingis used to withstand high temperatures that may be experienced during a fire front or for higher reliability for in ceiling installations.
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Copperpipingbrought running water from the serviced street and copper wiring electricity from the rear lot line.
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The police also found hundreds of pounds of cutcopperpiping.
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Overall, the drainage system comprised approximately 380m ft ofcopperpiping.
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The water was then brought into homes withcopperpiping, the copper was released by the high acid rainwater and caused poisoning in humans.
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Copperpiping, commonly used to carry natural gas and water, reacts with concrete over a long period, slowly degrading until the pipe fails.
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