🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Rohrleitungsnetz

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʁoːɐ̯ˌlaɪtʊŋsˌnɛt͡s

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Plumbing network/ˈplʌm.ɪŋ ˈnɛt.wɜːk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Rohrleitungsnetz des alten Gebäudes ist veraltet."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An interconnected system of pipes, fittings, valves, and fixtures designed for the distribution of water for drinking, heating, and washing, and the removal of waterborne waste.

    "The building's complex plumbing network required a complete overhaul to prevent persistent leaks."
  2. 2

    A figurative or structural system of interconnected conduits or pathways resembling physical pipes.

    "Biologists mapped the internal vascular plumbing network of the newly discovered plant species."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English word 'plumbing', stemming from the Latin 'plumbum' meaning lead (due to historical lead pipes), combined with 'network', originating from 'net' (Old English 'net') and 'work' (Old English 'weorc'), denoting an interconnected system of channels or pipes.

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