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plumbing
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun plumbing has 3 senses
- plumbing(n = noun.artifact) plumbing system - utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage; Array has parts: plumbing fixture
- plumbing(n = noun.act) plumbery - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building); Array is a kind of craft, trade
- plumbing(n = noun.act) bathymetry - measuring the depths of the oceans; Array is a kind of measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration
is a kind of utility
is a part of building, construction
Derived form verb plumb1
CIDE DICTIONARY
plumbing, n.
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
plumbing, n.
1 the system or apparatus of water-supply, heating, etc., in a building.
2 the work of a plumber.
3 colloq. lavatory installations.
1 the system or apparatus of water-supply, heating, etc., in a building.
2 the work of a plumber.
3 colloq. lavatory installations.
THESAURUS
plumbing
accouterments, apparatus, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, armament, conveniences, duffel, equipage, equipment, facilities, facility, fittings, fixtures, furnishings, furniture, gear, impedimenta, installations, kit, machinery, materiel, munition, munitions, outfit, paraphernalia, plant, rig, rigging, stock-in-trade, tackle, things, utensils
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