water pipe

Main under streets

A water pipe is a pipe that conveys water, as in plumbing or irrigation systems.

It also refers to a smoking device where smoke passes through water before inhalation, cooling and filtering it.

The term covers both traditional hookahs and modern glass pipes used for tobacco or cannabis: She took a hit from the water pipe.

smoking

hookah

Water-filtered smoking apparatus

shishaWater-filtered tobacco pipe
bongWater-filtered smoking apparatus
narghileWater-filtered smoking pipe

hubble-bubble · tobacco · bowl · stem · base · chamber · hose · mouthpiece · charcoal · smoke

plumbing

copper

Reddish-brown metallic element

PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
fittingSuitable or proper

valve · elbow · joint · coupling · flange · solder · wrench · leak · burst · pressure

conveyance

main

Chief or primary element

conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
aqueductChannel conveying water distances
ductTube conveying fluid

line · tube · hose · siphon · penstock · culvert · flume · channel · carrier · riser

filtration

membrane

Thin tissue sheet

sedimentParticles settling in liquid
charcoalBurned wood residue
activated carbonPorous charcoal for filtration

reverse osmosis · purification · contaminants · particulates · dechlorination · disinfection · sterilization · adsorption · coagulation · sedimentation

irrigation

sprinkler

Water-dispersing lawn fixture

drip lineCanopy's outer edge projection
pivotPoint of rotation
lateralOf the side

riser · emitter · mainline · polyethylene · surge · backflow · microirrigation · furrow · flood · agricultural

Categories

tubes & pipesbrass tube, conduit, gas line, flexible tube, capillary tube
water systemsirrigation ditches, irrigation, pipes, tanks, wells
fluid handlingpump, hose, valve, nozzle, faucet
pipestube, conduit, duct, hose, tubing
utilitieselectricity, public utilities, gas service, gas, power
water supplywells, pumps, pipes, freshwater, pumping stations

Opposites

substance carried

water pipegas pipe

Tube carrying combustible vapor

gas line · sewer pipe · oil pipeline · steam pipe · fuel line

rigidity/permanence

water pipehose

Flexible fluid conduit

garden hose · rubber hose · fire hose · water hose

function/purpose

water pipedrain pipe

Tube for waste removal

sewer line · drainage pipe · waste pipe · discharge pipe

Family

water, pipe, waterfall, piping, waters, aquatic, dehydrate, pipeline, hydrate

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG