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English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction. 2013.
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction. 2013.
Water hammer — (or, more generally, fluid hammer) is a pressure surge or wave resulting when a fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction suddenly (Momentum Change). Water hammer commonly occurs when a valve is closed suddenly at an end of a pipeline … Wikipedia
water main — water mains N COUNT A water main is a very large underground pipe used for supplying water to houses and factories. A water main burst and the street was flooded … English dictionary
pipe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hollow tube that carries gas/liquid ADJECTIVE ▪ underground ▪ gas, sewage, waste, water ▪ the hot and cold water pipes ▪ … Collocations dictionary
burst — burst1 [bə:st US bə:rst] v past tense and past participle burst ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break open)¦ 2 be bursting with something 3¦(move suddenly)¦ 4 burst open 5 be bursting to do something 6 be bursting 7 burst somebody s bubble 8 burst its banks Phrasal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
burst — I UK [bɜː(r)st] / US [bɜrst] verb Word forms burst : present tense I/you/we/they burst he/she/it bursts present participle bursting past tense burst past participle burst ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something filled with air or water… … English dictionary
pipe — 01. The Libyans are building an enormous [pipe] to carry oil across their country to the coast. 02. We have to replace some of the [pipes] for our plumbing because they are rusted. 03. The city is putting new water [pipes] into old neighborhoods… … Grammatical examples in English
pipe — pipe1 W3S2 [paıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tube)¦ 2¦(for smoking)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4 pipe dream 5 put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: pipa, from Vulgar Latin, from Latin pipare to make a high sound ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
water main — noun main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑main • Part Holonyms: ↑water system, ↑water supply, ↑water * * * noun, pl ⋯ mains [count] : a large underground pipe that carries water … Useful english dictionary
burst out phrasal — verb 1 burst out laughing/crying etc to suddenly start to laugh, cry etc: They all burst out laughing at the expression on her face. 2 (T) to suddenly say something forcefully: I don t believe it! she burst out angrily. see also: outburst (1) 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
water main — n a large underground pipe that carries the public supply of water to buildings ▪ a burst water main … Dictionary of contemporary English
burst — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)st[/t]] ♦♦♦ bursts, bursting (The form burst is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) V ERG If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other… … English dictionary