Sandpipe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sandpipe is a noun meaning A pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive, where it deposits sand directly in front of the driving wheels to aid traction.
Meaning
A pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive, where it deposits sand directly in front of the driving wheels to aid traction.
More Meanings
- A perpendicular cylindrical hollow, tapering to a point, occurring in chalk deposits, and usually filled with sand, gravel, or clay.
Example Sentences
In the modified locomotive, the leading sanding gear is restored and the sandpipes which formerly led to the trailing coupled wheels are reversed to provide sanding behind the driving wheels for rearward running.
Some of the enormous fragments of chalk which are interstratified with drift have not only layers of undisturbed flints, but also sandpipes in the middle of them, or cylindrical cavities filled with sand and gravel […]
Word Forms
- sandpipes
- sand-pipe
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sand-pipe, sandpit, sandbed, sandpack, sander, sandgun.
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