Word: pipejacking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pipe
ja
cking
Definition: The use of hydraulic jacks to push pipes through the ground behind a TBM or shield, commonly used to create tunnels under existing structures such as roads or railways.
Morphemes:
Affix: pipe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rigid tube that transports water, steam or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pipe
Language: fro
Decoded: pipe
Meaning: liquid measure
Affix: jack
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from various parts of speech denoting materials or systems of objects considered collectively.