Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The act of connecting pipes.
  • noun A trade that deals with the installation and repair of piping systems.
  • noun A section of pipe, such as an elbow, used to connect two or more pipes.

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  • noun fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together

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Examples

  • Engineering, construction and pipefitting are some of the professions that could see a rise in jobs as U.S.

    New Clean Air Rules Could Create 1.5 Million Jobs Joanna Zelman 2011

  • They would be proud to see their son not only become a pipefitter, but to own his own truck and be an independent pipefitting contractor...

    The Mystery of Classism, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • I thought maybe a pipefitting or connection had somehow loosened.

    Babes with a Beatitude Linda P. Kozar 2009

  • So in my 20+ years of working, still the worst jobs were digging pools, line work, and pipefitting.

    The Austrian Economists: 2006

  • Installs, services, and repairs environmental-control systems in residences, department stores, office buildings, and commercial establishments, utilizing knowledge of refrigeration theory, pipefitting, and structural layout.

    Discover What You’re Best At Linda Gale 1998

  • At the moment it was cleaning a pipefitting unit, using static electricity to magnetize the grime and draw it into a collector scoop.

    Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

  • At the moment it was cleaning a pipefitting unit, using static electricity to magnetize the grime and draw it into a collector scoop.

    Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

  • White miners took over from men declared redundant the supervision of pipefitting, tracklaying, rough timbering and pack-building. 1 Changes in the contract system reduced the white miner's average wage by 10s. to 32s. 6d. a shift.

    Class & Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 - Chapter 13 Ray Esther 1969

  • Desired skills are; welding, pipefitting, centrifugal and positive displacement pump repair, hydraulics, pneumatics and general wrench work.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • Engineering, construction and pipefitting are some of the professions that could see a rise in jobs as Environmental Protection Agency rules push utilities to invest in new capacity and pollution controls, said the report "New Jobs - Cleaner Air."

    Reuters: Top News 2011

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