单词 | pressure pipe |
释义 | > as lemmaspressure pipe pressure pipe n. a pipe carrying water, air, or other fluid under pressure. ΚΠ 1852 J. Bennett tr. J. F. d'Aubuisson de Voisins Treat. Hydraulics 454 If the machine had been established on a level with the discharge gallery, the pressure pipe [Fr. tuyau de chute] would have had but this last height. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Nov. 4/3 During her gun trials the pressure pipe, which was 8 feet long, burst. No one was hurt. 1991 Greece & Rome 38 50 Such a pressure pipe was certainly employed to carry the water across the valley which separated the spur from the site. < as lemmas |
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