Definition of Plumbing

1. Noun. Utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage.

Exact synonyms: Plumbing System
Terms within: Plumbing Fixture
Generic synonyms: Utility

2. Noun. The occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building).
Exact synonyms: Plumbery
Generic synonyms: Craft, Trade
Group relationships: Building, Construction

3. Noun. Measuring the depths of the oceans.
Exact synonyms: Bathymetry
Generic synonyms: Measure, Measurement, Measuring, Mensuration
Derivative terms: Bathymetric, Bathymetrical, Plumb

Definition of Plumbing

1. n. The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc.

Definition of Plumbing

1. the pipe system of a building [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumbing

plumbago
plumbagos
Plumbago europaea
plumbate
plumbates
plumbed
plumbeous
plumber
plumber's helper
plumber's snake
plumberies
plumbers
plumbery
plumbic
plumbic
plumbing (current term)
plumbings
plumbing fixture
plumbing system
plumbism
plumbism
plumbisms
plumbite
plumbites
plumbness
plumbnesses
plumbous
plumbous
plumbs
plumbum

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