concrete pipes

Cement cylindrical channels

Concrete pipes are large cylindrical tubes made of reinforced concrete, used primarily for drainage, sewers, and culverts.

They channel water underground beneath roads, buildings, and infrastructure.

The term is straightforwardly literal—pipes made of concrete rather than metal or plastic: The crew laid concrete pipes along the new subdivision.

Related

catch basin · tunnel · conduit · water main · cement · cylindrical · underground · stormwater · manhole · infrastructure · civil engineering · irrigation · precast · reinforced · laying · trench · joint · diameter

Opposites
material composition

concrete pipesplastic tubing

Flexible polymer conduit

vinyl tubing · rubber tubing · flexible hose · PVC pipes · rubber hose

rigidity and flexibility

concrete pipesexpandable hose

Flexible tubing that lengthens

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G