standpipe

Inside was a standpipe, five feet in diameter, to hold water.

Dry standpipes are not filled with water until needed in fire fighting.

As a result, the operator cut off water supply to standpipes.

Facilities were poor, with one standpipe supporting up to 100 people.

He saw a dog lifting its leg against a standpipe.

Inside was a 138 foot (42 m) high standpipe to hold water.

The rest of the people received water from standpipes.

There were also a few standpipes in the areas that provided water for free, but not on a regular basis.

There are still no telephones, but on certain blocks, standpipes provide running water.

The Standpipe was a white bulking shape to his left.

One has just now demolished a fire standpipe and water is shooting out.

Standpipe Hill in the background was the city water supply facility.

Previously, the standpipes extended only 200 feet into the tunnels.

There is still no running water, and people line up for hours to fill buckets from standpipes in the street.

He cut down the length of cloth that had bound him to the standpipe.

Standpipes will be installed in other stations when they are renovated.

He stared at the broken stone foundation on which the Standpipe had stood for his whole life.

The standpipes, too, remain near the station, but have been disused since 1964.

There used to be a water tank at the western end of the siding, but today, in its place, is a standpipe.

Manual includes the use of a fire extinguisher or a Standpipe system.

He looked at the Standpipe more closely, and then veered in that direction without even thinking about it.

There was widespread water rationing and public standpipes in some affected areas.

Finally, firefighters cleared the standpipe and brought heavy water to bear on the flames.

'Tell me what you know about the Standpipe,' he said.

Usually, standpipes are the main source of water for unconnected urban households.