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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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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