plumbing
1. utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage (Freq. 2) • Syn: plumbing system • Hypernyms: utility • Part Meronyms: plumbing fixture 2. the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) (Freq. 1) • Syn: plumbery • Hypernyms: trade, craft • Part Holonyms: construction, building 3. measuring the depths of the oceans • Syn: bathymetry • Derivationally related forms: plumb, bathymetric (for: bathymetry), bathymetrical (for: bathymetry) • Hypernyms: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
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