Home › Words › S › sandpipesandpipesandpipe means A pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive, where it deposits sand directly in front of the driving wheels to aid traction.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sandpipe ranks #2,613 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sand + pipe.nounA pipe conveying sand, as in a steam locomotive, where it deposits sand directly in front of the driving wheels to aid traction.A perpendicular cylindrical hollow, tapering to a point, occurring in chalk deposits, and usually filled with sand, gravel, or clay.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sandpack 64% match — A tube, filled with sand of a calibrated size and geometry, used in the oil industry to enhance recovery of product vs sandpipe →steampipe 62% match — A pipe of a boiler, through which steam passes. vs sandpipe →sandpile 62% match — A pile of sand. vs sandpipe →sandpit 60% match — A place or pit from which sand is excavated. vs sandpipe →sandflow 59% match — The flow of sand, under the influence of wind, to form dunes vs sandpipe →sandblaster 59% match — A device used to sandblast. vs sandpipe →blastpipe 58% match — A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney. vs sandpipe →sandbed 58% match — A thick layer of sand, whether deposited naturally or artificially. vs sandpipe →