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PlumbingPlumb Plumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plumbing.]
1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular;
as, to plumb a building or a wall.
2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water;
hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth,
quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.
He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld.
Lytton.
3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.
4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing. Plumbing
Plumbing Plumb"ing, n.
1. The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to
building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing,
fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage,
etc. --Gwilt.
2. The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in
conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building.
Meaning of Plumbing from wikipedia
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Plumbing is any
system that
conveys fluids for a wide
range of applications.
Plumbing uses pipes, valves,
plumbing fixtures, tanks, and
other apparatuses...
- In finance,
plumbing (or
financial plumbing),
refers to the
portions of the
financial system that
allow for the
movement of
capital and
manage risk. Portions...
- In
plumbing, a trap is a U-shaped
portion of pipe
designed to trap
liquid or gas to
prevent unwanted flow; most
notably sewer gases from
entering buildings...
- A
plumbing fixture is an
exchangeable device which can be
connected to a
plumbing system to
deliver and
drain water. The most
common plumbing fixtures...
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potable (drinking) water, hot-water production,
sewage and
drainage in
plumbing systems. The
origin of the word "plumber"
dates from the
Roman Empire....
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Crane Plumbing Corporation was a
Canadian manufacturer of
plumbing fixtures,
established in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1906, as a
subsidiary of the U.S. firm...
- A
plumbing code is a code that
provides regulations for the design,
installation and
inspection of
building plumbing and
sanitary systems. In the United...
- such as
regulating (or measuring)
fluid flow.
These ****ings are used in
plumbing to mani****te the
conveyance of
fluids such as
water for potatory, irrigational...
- A drain-waste-vent
system (or DWV) is the
combination of
pipes and
plumbing ****ings that
captures sewage and
greywater within a
structure and
routes it...
- Mechanical, Electrical, and
Plumbing (MEP)
refers to the
installation of
services which provide a
functional and
comfortable space for the
building occupants...
