plumbing

Definition

  • noun: a system of pipes that carries water through a building
  • noun: the act of using a 'plumb'
  • synonyms: waterworks

Examples

  • The cottage has electricity but no 'indoor plumbing'. [=the cottage does not have a toilet or sink; there are no pipes that supply clean water to the cottage]

  • a store that sells 'plumbing fixtures' [=sinks, toilets, faucets, etc.]

  • a scientist who spent her life 'plumbing' the minds of criminals

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) this door, I will have no... alternative but to break it down. Very well. Guy, you're all wet. There was a defect in my plumbing. Lady Litton, listen to me. I have- I have deceived you. I am not Guy Gadbois. I am Inspector Clouseau of the Sureté, (..)
    1975 The Return of the Pink Panther