Meaning
A public communal water tap on a post, set in a yard, lane, or street corner, where households without piped water indoors come to fill their buckets, pans, and drums. The standpipe was — and in some areas still is — a hub of daily life and 'labrish' (chat), where neighbours meet while fetching water.
Examples
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Wi go a di standpipe fi ketch water.
We go to the standpipe to fetch water.
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Di whole lane share one standpipe.
The whole lane shares one public tap.
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Nuff labrish gwaan a di standpipe.
Lots of chat goes on at the standpipe.
Origin
From 'stand' + 'pipe'; a free-standing public water tap. See [[catchment]], [[gully]].
How it’s used
A public communal water tap; a neighbourhood gathering spot. See [[catchment]], [[ketch-water]].