English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�mɪ�|-�mɪ�

Noun
plumbing (uncountable)

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. informal A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.

#:My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.

Synonyms
(genitourinary system): waterworks (informal)

Related terms
plumb
plumber

Translations
trans-top|pipes, etc, of a water/gas/sewage system in a building
Dutch: loodgieterswerk n
Finnish: putkisto
French: tuyauterie f
Greek: �δ�α�λικά (idravliká) n|p
Italian: impianto idraulico m, rubinetteria f
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Portuguese: encanamento m
Russian: �ан�е�ника (sant'é�nika) f
Spanish: cañería f
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trans-top|trade or occupation of a plumber
Dutch: loodgieterswerk n
French: plomberie f
Greek: �δ�α�λικέ� ε�γα�ίε� (idravlikés ergasíes) f|p
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Italian: lavoro di idraulico m
Spanish: fontanería f, plomería f
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trans-top|informal: system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Chinese: �管
ttbc|German: Klempnerarbeit f
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ttbc|Japanese: �管
ttbc|Korean: 배�공�
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See also
waterworks

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