Meaning & use
Replumbing
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the act of installing new plumbing pipes and fixtures in a building, replacing the old system
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Replumbing the entire house took the contractors nearly three weeks.
The old lead pipes made replumbing the kitchen a priority before the sale.
A note on using this word
A practical, trade-oriented term rarely found in formal writing but common in home renovation and construction contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
repiping
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Another way to use it
2. verb
to fit a building with new plumbing
They replumbed the bathroom to fix years of persistent leaks.
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