PIPAGE

pipe, pipage, piping

(noun) a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.

pipage

(noun) a fee charged for the use of pipes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pipage (countable and uncountable, plural pipages)

Plumbing, a system of pipes.

A charge made for piping a fluid from one place to another.

Source: Wiktionary


Pip"age, n.

Definition: Transportation, as of petroleum oil, by means of a pipe conduit; also, the charge for such transportation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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