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[ steem-pahyp ] / ˈstimˌpaɪp /
nouna pipe for conveying steam from a boiler. Origin of steampipeFirst recorded in 1855–60; steam + pipe1 Words nearby steampipesteaming, steam iron, steam jacket, steam locomotive, steam organ, steampipe, steam point, steampunk, steam reforming, steamroll, steamroller Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for steampipeThe other tunnel (W) serves as a passage for the steampipe, which leads from the boilers to the engines. The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard Brunel Do you remember carrying me from the number seven culvert clean back to the station after the steampipe broke? The Daughter of a Magnate|Frank H. Spearman Only her speed and manoeuvring capacity had suffered considerably owing to a steampipe having been hit. The Coming Conquest of England|August Niemann The steampipe was rusty, and she looked as if she had been abandoned. Rollo in Scotland|Jacob Abbott
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