noun
-
Also called: plumbery. the trade or work of a plumber
-
the pipes, fixtures, etc, used in a water, drainage, or gas installation
-
the act or procedure of using a plumb to gauge depth, a vertical, etc
Etymology
Origin of plumbing
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The family lived in a one-story house with a tin roof, a wood stove and no indoor plumbing.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. has framed the initiative as an incremental modernization of post-trade plumbing rather than a wholesale rewrite of market structure, with an initial rollout targeted for the second half of 2026.
From MarketWatch
The ballot will be for about 1,000 members of staff who are part of Unite the Union, mainly involved in housing maintenance work, like plumbing and heating engineering.
From BBC
And even if the residents are allowed to return, they wouldn’t be able to build new homes until the owners fix or replace damaged foundations and hookups for electricity and plumbing.
From Los Angeles Times
Hiring, he said, has become more difficult for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing trades because of retirements and immigration policy.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
