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The correct spelling is plumbing.
How to pronounce plumbing
/ˈplʌmɪŋ/
nounIPA: /ˈplʌmɪŋ/
Say it like: Plu-mbi-ng
The correct spelling is plumbing. 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. For example: "My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor."
Usage Examples
“My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.”
“This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.”
Definition
noun
- 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.A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
- 4.Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
- 5.A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
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