water pipes

Conduits for drinking

Water pipes are plumbing that carries water through a building or underground system—supply pipes bringing clean water in, drain pipes taking wastewater out.

The term also refers to hookahs and similar devices for smoking tobacco or cannabis through water, which cools and filters the smoke: The shop sells water pipes and accessories.

Related
  • hookahsWater-filtered smoking devices
  • shishaWater-filtered tobacco pipe
  • plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
  • hubble-bubbleWater-filtered smoking apparatus
  • PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation

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direction of flow/function

water pipesdrain pipes

Tubes for removing wastewater

sewer pipes · waste pipes · drainage pipes · storm drains · gutters

substance transported

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Conduits for combustible vapor

gas lines · oil pipelines · fuel lines · steam pipes · air ducts

infrastructure vs. absence

water pipeswells

Excavated water sources

cisterns · rain barrels · buckets · water jugs · natural springs

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