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单词 standpipe
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standpipe
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstænd.paɪp/us
/ˈstænd.paɪp/
UK
averticalpipethat isconnectedto awatersupplyandprovidesdrinkingwater:
（供给饮用水的）竖管
Thenearestcleanwaterwas from the standpipe in thechurchyard.
We all had to go anddrawoutourowndrinkingwaterfrom this one standpipe.
US
averticalpipethat isconnectedto awatersupplyandprovideswaterto apublicplacesuch as abuildingorbridge, and that is used when there is afire:
Abrokenstandpipedeniedwatertofirefighters.
In New York City, all standpipesystemsmust beinspectedevery fiveyears.
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  • It was not theusualcrowdofpeoplequeueingup for the standpipe.
  • Theyinstalleda sixmilepipelineand put standpipes in thecentreof thevillage.
  • The standpipe forwatersupplyhad beendismantledand wasuseless.
  • Toughersafetystandardswereimposedfortheatersand otherpublicbuildings,includingfire-resistantcurtains,alarmsystems,fireextinguishersand standpipes.
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(Definition ofstandpipefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
standpipe
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstænd.paɪp/us
/ˈstænd.paɪp/
averticalpipethat isconnectedto awatersupplyandprovidesdrinkingwater
（供给饮用水的）竖管
in the US, averticalpipethat isconnectedto awatersupplyandprovideswaterto apublicplacesuch as abuildingorbridge, and that is used when there is afire
（美国为公共场所供水以在灭火时使用的）竖管

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Drinking water was supplied by standpipes connected to the mains water supply nearest to each group's tent.
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Any complaints regarding supply were addressed to the local turncock, who would reopen standpipes or arrange for water to run for longer periods.
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The number of houses perstandpipeaveraged 7.7 and in no company area exceeded 9 residencies.
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What is the law governing the compulsory provision of water through standpipes by the local authority?
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People are, at this moment, standing on icy paths, with buckets in their hands and possibly at frozen standpipes.
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People are boiling water, using standpipes and some of the elderly are without water.
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We had to have standpipes, we had to have our supplies interrupted and, unbelievably, our industry was told to relocate elsewhere.
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Either it will be done on the basis of rota cuts for 17 hours a day, or standpipes will be erected.
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Where interruptions to the piped supply are unavoidable, they provide emergency supplies in bowsers or by standpipes.
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Standpipes have been erected for all except a few properties.
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About 20,000 properties are without their mains water supply, but arrangements have been or are being made to provide supplies from standpipes or tankers.
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They were rationed and had to use standpipes.
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To my knowledge, no one is in favour of standpipes.
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Has it been established whether standpipes work under water?
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They were putting up standpipes in the villages, and so on, and during the whole time there was my supply going at full strength.
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