The phrase "a length of pipe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific measurement or quantity of pipe material in contexts such as construction, plumbing, or engineering.
Example: "We need to order a length of pipe that is at least ten feet long to complete the installation."
Alternatives: "a piece of pipe" or "a section of pipe."
It was crudely composed of a length of pipe stuffed with match heads, its ends stopped up.
A proper ditch is something in which it is a pleasure to lay a length of pipe.
Reports based on leaks from anonymous officials then claimed variously that Todashev had lunged at the FBI agent with a knife or a length of pipe.
But Federal officials have said that the destructive power of the Reno bomb had been enhanced by an explosive powder packed in a length of pipe.
He said that on one occasion Mr. Gonzalez pulled a gun on him, and that he also owned a knife and a length of pipe.
The device was constructed from a length of pipe about six inches long filled with explosive powder, and it was "proactively detonated" by bomb squad technicians, according to one of the officials, all of whom were briefed on the investigation.
An easy way to run this wire is to tape it to a length of PVC pipe, then push the pipe through the wall cavity to the inlet valve.
In most cases, he said, that is done by drilling a hole in the basement floor, removing 10 to 15 gallons of dirt from under the floor through the hole, inserting a length of plastic pipe down into the hole, and then sealing the pipe firmly in place with a part of it remaining exposed in the basement.
Fashion an extension tube for a shop vac using a length of PVC pipe so that it can be dropped down to remove the debris you have dislodged from the flue.
"What do you want?" the commander said, clutching a length of industrial pipe.
A length of copper pipe that burst one winter and formed the shape of a shouting mouth.
