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• escape — [[t]ɪske͟ɪp[/t]] ♦♦ escapes, escaping, escaped 1) VERB: no passive If you escape from a place, you succeed in getting away from it. [V from n] A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England... [V to n] They are reported to have escaped to …   English dictionary

• air cock — n. a small tap or valve for controlling the entrance or escape of air from a pipe, chamber, etc …   English World dictionary

• pipe — [[t]pa͟ɪp[/t]] ♦♦♦ pipes, piping, piped 1) N COUNT A pipe is a long, round, hollow object, usually made of metal or plastic, through which a liquid or gas can flow. The liquid can t escape into the air, because it s inside a pipe... The plant… …   English dictionary

• Air conditioner — For general aspects of air conditioning, see Air conditioning. A typical home air conditioning unit. An air conditioner (often referred to as AC) is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The… …   Wikipedia

• Canadian pipe mine — The Canadian pipe mine, also known as the McNaughton tube, was a type of landmine deployed in Britain during the invasion crisis of 1940 1941. It comprised a horizontally bored pipe packed with explosives, and once in place this could be used to… …   Wikipedia

• Waste pipe — Waste Waste, a. [OE. wast, OF. wast, from L. vastus, influenced by the kindred German word; cf. OHG. wuosti, G. w[ u]st, OS. w?sti, D. woest, AS. w[=e]ste. Cf. {Vast}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Exhaust pipe — Exhaust Ex*haust , a. [L. exhaustus, p. p.] 1. Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Steam pipe — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Alcatraz escape attempts — In its 29 years of operation, there were 14 attempts to escape from Alcatraz prison involving 34 inmates. Officially, every escape attempt failed, and most participants were either killed or quickly re captured. However, the participants in the… …   Wikipedia

• Fire escape — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Waste — Waste, a. [OE. wast, OF. wast, from L. vastus, influenced by the kindred German word; cf. OHG. wuosti, G. w[ u]st, OS. w?sti, D. woest, AS. w[=e]ste. Cf. {Vast}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English