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[ pluhm-ing ] / ˈplʌm ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plumbing ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe system of pipes and other apparatus for conveying water, liquid wastes, etc., as in a building. the work or trade of a plumber. act of a person who plumbs, as in ascertaining depth. Origin of plumbingFirst recorded in 1660–70; plumb + -ing1 Words nearby plumbingplumber's snake, plumbery, plumbic, Plumbicon, plumbiferous, plumbing, plumbism, plumb joint, plumb line, plumbous, plumbous oxide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plumbingThey found the building was a shell, with no apparently electricity or plumbing, and no completed inner construction. Nobody’s Home at the Hermit Kingdom’s Ghost Hotel|Nina Strochlic|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Pliny the Elder considered their plumbing to be the greatest accomplishment of the Roman Empire. The Scariest Thing About Sandy: Guarding the Water Supply|Kent Sepkowitz|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST Hotel maintenance is a never-ending job, and plumbing can be very expensive to fix. Gordon Ramsay: 7 Hotel Horrors!|Gordon Ramsay|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST Even once the plumbing was installed, some jugs of hot water were still taken up. The Real Downton Abbey: Juiciest Bits From 'The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle'|Tom Sykes|January 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Well, if you hire a cheap plumber, don't be surprised when the plumbing breaks. America's New Mercenaries|Tim Shorrock|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST He was wholly absorbed in plumbing the gloomy depths of his mind. Good References|E. J. Rath It is not necessary that all the plumbing contract be let at the time the city water service is supplied. Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson In such cases the equipment must be a movable one, and gas stoves and plumbing are impossible. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management|Ministry of Education The figures given in connection with plumbing work are not necessarily accurate. Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson There are plumbing connections, but these are not suitable for the transmission of a signal. Tangle Hold|F. L. Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for plumbing
nounAlso called: plumbery the trade or work of a plumber the pipes, fixtures, etc, used in a water, drainage, or gas installation the act or procedure of using a plumb to gauge depth, a vertical, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plumbingpenetrate, explore, unravel, fathom, delve, sound, search, gauge, measure, get to the bottom of |