wye

/waɪ/
noun
  1. The letter Y.
    • In the spelling bee, she asked if the word contained a wye.
    • The sign had a large wye at the end of the word.
    • The logo was shaped like a wye.
  2. A Y-shaped piece or fitting, such as a pipe connector or a railroad track junction.
    • He used a plastic wye to connect the garden hoses.
    • The train switched tracks at the wye junction outside the city.
    • The plumber installed a wye to split the water flow into two directions.
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