English Dictionary

pipe-opener

名詞

比喩的用法

A device for putting a hole in a pipe. / A device or mechanism for clearing obstructions in a pipe. / (sports) A practice event; a warm-up.

日本語の意味

パイプに穴をあけるための装置 / パイプ内の閉塞物を取り除くための装置または機構 / （スポーツにおける）練習イベント、ウォームアップ

The engineer brought a pipe-opener to the job site to punch a clean hole in the metal conduit.

技術者は現場にパイプ穴あけ器を持ち込み、金属の配管にきれいな穴を開けた。

意味（1）

A device for putting a hole in a pipe.

意味（2）

A device or mechanism for clearing obstructions in a pipe.

意味（3）

(sports) A practice event; a warm-up.

They will note the doings of the favourite for some particular race, scanning him keenly and critically ; they will see how he takes his pipe-opener, or if he breaks down, or if he turns lame, or is absent from exercise.

意味（4）

(figuratively) A brisk walk or other aerobic exercise; a constitutional.

意味（5）

(figuratively) An example that serves as an introduction.

That tale may have served as a pipe-opener, but one could not see its wood for its trees, so I threw it away.

pipe-openers （ plural ）