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polypipe

polypipe noun: a pipe made from polybutylene.

Noun

polypipe (plural polypipes)

  1. A pipe made from polybutylene.
    • I felt like you do when you realise a polypipe's about to come apart at the join. What do you do first? Try to jam it back on? Rush to the valve? Rush to the pump?1998, John Marsden, A Killing Frost
    • A few years ago, the fisherman ^([sic]) on the Li River began making their fishing rafts out of plastic polypipes instead of the traditional bamboo because they lasted longer. She tells me they are now going back to using bamboo. Their plastic rafts, which used to last more than five years, are now...2021, Sam Galliford, Rockfall

Forms of polypipe

pluralpolypipes

Questions about polypipe

What does polypipe mean?
Polypipe means a pipe made from polybutylene.
What part of speech is polypipe?
Polypipe is a noun.
What is the plural of polypipe?
The plural of polypipe is polypipes.

Words near polypipe in the dictionary

  1. polypill
  2. polypills
  3. polypin
  4. polypine
  5. polypins
  6. polypipe
  7. polypipes
  8. polypite
  9. polypites
  10. polyplacid
  11. polyplacids

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