standpipe

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Recent Examples of standpipe Panoche employees modified the leaking standpipe so it could be opened and closed, according to the plea agreement documents, allowing for water to be drawn from the Delta-Mendota Canal on demand and undetected. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024 But firefighters discovered that there was no standpipe on the interior of the building — a violation of the state fire code. Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024 Firefighters inside the building realize that no standpipe exists. Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2024 The standpipe had been cemented closed and was no longer functional. Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 30 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for standpipe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standpipe
Noun
  • They're dropped into the water system through hydrants and travel in groups, scanning the inside of pipes for even the smallest cracks.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
  • The suggestion by city council then was to test the flow of each hydrant and mark them so they could be replaced.
    David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, a thread on Reddit includes multiple reports of bugs in the third iOS 26 beta, including issues with signal, battery drain, Apple Pay and Wi-Fi.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • And the open drains at the edge of the pavement, their entropic scent and the terror of falling into the stream of iridescent green slurry that ran through them.
    Ekow Eshun July 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Creating spaces — physical or digital — that evoke deep emotional connection builds loyalty that no marketing funnel can replicate.
    Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
  • They were sprinkled into tuna and wild rice, and for dessert, with mulberries and funnel cake.
    Sarah Henry, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • At Farm Central, the Seabrook headquarters, a brick smokestack, built by Kelly Brickworks in Philadelphia, with the name SEABROOK painted vertically, rose 225 feet in the air.
    John Seabrook June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • None deny minority neighborhoods on the South and West sides suffer more from the dirty air, water and soil that historically came from steel mills, smokestacks and truck traffic.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Most kids' water bottles have hard plastic spouts that don’t work well for tiny toddler mouths.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
  • Dampen a rag and wipe down the dispenser, spout and surrounding areas.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The end of each round of balloting will be signaled by smoke emanating from a stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 7 May 2025
  • And, just as with the first twister, a small nub started dropping and circulating from the wall cloud, but was shaped more like a stout stovepipe.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Scientists determined that the crustaceans had become trapped in the sewers some 2,000 years ago when Rome was becoming urbanized and had lived there ever since—not just below Trajan’s Forum but in an entire system of canals, drainpipes and other watery infrastructure hidden below city streets.
    Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
  • Unofficial trend barometer Bella Hadid has also been spotted in tight drainpipe denim (styled with chunky boots) during a recent trip to Rome, while Lila Moss carries on the family name by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • This suburban Milwaukee community is increasing its water rate by 22% South Milwaukee’s water rates are increasing by about 22% to recover costs of multiple construction projects, including lead pipe replacements.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
  • Back in 2001, some anthropologists got permission from a museum to borrow twenty-four clay pipe fragments that had been dug up in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare used to live.
    Sam Kelly July 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025

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“Standpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standpipe. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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