standpipes
Firefighting water outlets
Standpipes are vertical pipes that provide water access, typically for firefighting or water supply.
Fire department standpipes are built into tall buildings, with connections on each floor where hoses can be attached: Firefighters connected to the standpipe on the twelfth floor.
In water systems, a standpipe is a tall cylindrical tank that maintains pressure through elevation.
In simpler contexts, a standpipe is any upright pipe fitted with a tap, used for drawing water.
Street-side water outlet
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
- fire departmentBlaze-fighting public service
- pumperTruck carrying water hoses
- fire engineFirefighter response vehicle
emergency access · sprinkler · fire code · building safety · inlet valve · pressure · fire brigade · nozzle
Delivering potable liquid broadly
- riserStair's vertical portion
- building systemsInternal infrastructure of structures
- gravity feedFlow powered by weight
- storage tankContainer for bulk materials
water tower · overflow · supply line · drainage · municipal water · column · cistern · water main
Removing liquid from solids
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- extractionAct of removing
mining equipment · colliery · pit · sump · hydraulic · borehole · tunnel · groundwater
hydrant
Street-side water outlet
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
- fire departmentBlaze-fighting public service
- pumperTruck carrying water hoses
fire engine · emergency access · sprinkler · fire code · building safety · inlet valve · pressure · fire brigade · nozzle · high-rise
water distribution
Delivering potable liquid broadly
- riserStair's vertical portion
- building systemsInternal infrastructure of structures
- gravity feedFlow powered by weight
storage tank · water tower · overflow · supply line · drainage · municipal water · column · cistern · water main · elevation
dewatering
Removing liquid from solids
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
extraction · mining equipment · colliery · pit · sump · hydraulic · borehole · tunnel · groundwater · coal mine
- firefightingfire station, fire truck, fire engine, firefighter, firefighters
- fire safetyfire alarms, fire drill, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, fire drills
- water supplydrinking water, potable water, tap water, municipal water, water tanks
- firefighting equipmentfire extinguishers, extinguishers, fire hoses, sprinklers, sprinkler systems
- water healthclean water, safe water, potable water, drinking water, waterborne disease
- water infrastructurewater main, aqueducts, dams, water tanks, water tower