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plumb·ing
(plŭm′ĭng)n.
1. The pipes, fixtures, and other apparatus of a water, gas, or sewage system in a building.
2. The work or trade of a plumber.
3. Informal An arrangement of bodily vessels or ducts: "treating stroke victims by reversing the plumbing of the body's circulatory system" (Associated Press).
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plumbing
(ˈplʌmɪŋ)n
1. (Building) Also called: plumbery the trade or work of a plumber
2. (Building) the pipes, fixtures, etc, used in a water, drainage, or gas installation
3. (Surveying) the act or procedure of using a plumb to gauge depth, a vertical, etc
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plumb•ing
(ˈplʌm ɪŋ)n.
1. the system of pipes and other apparatus for conveying water, liquid wastes, etc., as in a building.
2. the work or trade of a plumber.
3. the action of using a plumb.
[1660–70]
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| Noun | 1. |  plumbing - utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewageplumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities" |
| 2. | plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" building, construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" | |
| 3. | plumbing - measuring the depths of the oceans measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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Translations
تَصليح الأنابيبسِبَاكةسِباكَة المَواسير
instalaceinstalatérstvípotrubí
blikkenslagerarbejdesanitære installationervvs-arbejde
putkisto
vodoinstalacijevodovod
víz- és gázszerelés
pípulagningarpípulagnir
配管配管工配管業上下水道設備
배관
inštalatérstvovodoinštalácia
rörmokeri
งานประปา
su tesisatçılığısu tesisatıtesisatçılık
đường ống nước
plumbing
[ˈplʌmɪŋ] N1. (= craft) → fontanería f, plomería f (LAm), gasfitería f (Chile)
2. (= piping) → tuberías fpl, cañerías fpl; (= bathroom fittings) → aparatos mpl sanitarios
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
plumbing
[ˈplʌmɪŋ] modif [business, supplies, system] → de plomberie plumbing fixturesplumbing fixtures n → robinetterie fplumb line n → fil m à plomb
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
plumbing
n
(= work) → Installieren nt; he decided to learn plumbing → er beschloss, Installateur or Klempner zu werden; he does all his own plumbing → er macht alle Installations- or Klempnerarbeiten selbst
(= fittings) → Rohre pl, → Leitungen pl, → Installationen pl; (= bathroom fittings) → sanitäre Anlagen pl; to inspect the plumbing (hum) → die Lokalitäten aufsuchen (hum)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
plumbing
[ˈplʌmɪŋ] n (craft) → lavoro or mestiere m di idraulico; (piping) → impianto idraulico, tubature fplCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
plumber
(ˈplamə) noun a person who fits and mends domestic water, gas and sewage pipes. Send for a plumber – we have a leaking pipe.
ˈplumbing noun1. the system of pipes, drains and toilets in a building etc. We shall have to have the plumbing repaired.
2. the fitting and repairing etc of pipes.
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plumbing
→ سِبَاكة instalace sanitære installationer Rohrleitung σωληνώσεις fontanería, plomería putkisto plomberie vodoinstalacije tubature 配管 배관 loodgieterswerk rørsystem instalacja wodociągowa canalização, encanamento водопроводное дело rörmokeri งานประปา tesisatçılık đường ống nước 管道设施Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009