pig launcher
pig launcher noun: a wider section of pipeline that reduces to the normal diameter, allowing a pig (inspection device) to be inserted into the pipe and pushed along by the pressure of the fluid.
Noun
pig launcher (plural pig launchers)
- A wider section of pipeline that reduces to the normal diameter, allowing a pig (inspection device) to be inserted into the pipe and pushed along by the pressure of the fluid.
- “This is the AmPetCo gas pipeline.” “Uh-huh” “Runs right underneath these swamps, supplyin' almost twenty percent of America's liquid natural gas demand.” “Right.” “But there's a PIG launcher here.” “Is that what it sounds like?” “It's a Pipe Inspection Gauge, for cleaning the pipeline. It's the...2011 February 17, Boswell Cocker and Adam Reed, “Pipeline Fever” (2:59 from the start), in Archer, season 2, episode 4
Forms of pig launcher
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Questions about pig launcher
- What does pig launcher mean?
- Pig launcher means a wider section of pipeline that reduces to the normal diameter, allowing a pig (inspection device) to be inserted into the pipe and pushed along by the pressure of the fluid.
- What part of speech is pig launcher?
- Pig launcher is a noun.
- What is the plural of pig launcher?
- The plural of pig launcher is pig launchers.
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