plumbing

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈplʌmɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌmɪŋ

Noun

plumbing (countable and uncountable, plural plumbings)

1. The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building.
2. The trade or occupation of a plumber.
3. (informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.

   My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.

4. (informal) Something practical, concrete, real, down to Earth.

   This is not scientific research: it's a building project, engineering, plumbing.

5. (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.

See also

• waterworks