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Definition of Standpipes

Standpipe
Standpipe Stand"pipe`, n. 1. (Engin.) A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level at a distance. 2. (Steam Boiler) A supply pipe of sufficient elevation to enable the water to flow into the boiler, notwithstanding the pressure of the steam. --Knight.

Meaning of Standpipes from wikipedia

- contrast to dry standpipes, which can be used only by firefighters, wet standpipes can be used by building occupants. Wet standpipes generally already...
- Look up standpipe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Standpipe may refer to: Standpipe (firefighting), a rigid vertical or horizontal pipe to which fire...
- a standpipe is used as a communal water supply for neighbourhoods which lack individual housing water service. In areas such as Morocco, standpipes often...
- The Neillsville Standpipe is located in Neillsville, Wisconsin. The standpipe is located at the highest point in Neillsville and consists of a steel water...
- Belton Standpipe may refer to: Belton Standpipe (Belton, South Carolina), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Anderson County, South...
- A rig standpipe is a solid metal pipe attached to the side of a drilling rig's derrick that is a part of its drilling mud system. It is used to conduct...
- Thomas Hill Standpipe, which holds 1,750,000 US gallons (6,600,000 L) of water, is a riveted wrought iron tank with a wood frame jacket located on Thomas...
- The Harper Standpipe is a standpipe built during 1886–87 in Harper, Kansas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. It was deemed...
- Bellevue Standpipe is a historic water storage tank on Bellevue Hill at Washington Street and West Roxbury Parkway in the Stony Brook Reservation of Boston...
- tower. Standpipes were replaced by water towers because they were generally cheaper, and few standpipes were built after 1910. To feed the standpipe, the...