Pipework
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any system of pipes or tubes; piping. uncountable, usually
"The amount of external pipework is also unusual in a British locomotive, though apparent in the most recent L.M.S.R. designs, such as the Class "4" 2-6-0s; but while lacking the tidiness of the old school of British locomotive engineering, this has obvious application for maintenance purposes in present circumstances."
- 2 the flues and stops on a pipe organ wordnet
- 3 The pipes and stops of an organ. uncountable, usually
Example
More examples"The amount of external pipework is also unusual in a British locomotive, though apparent in the most recent L.M.S.R. designs, such as the Class "4" 2-6-0s; but while lacking the tidiness of the old school of British locomotive engineering, this has obvious application for maintenance purposes in present circumstances."
Etymology
From pipe + work.