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drainpipe

[ dreyn-pahyp ]

noun

  1. a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, pipe, soil pipes, pipe, etc.


drainpipe

/ ˈ»å°ù±ðɪ²ÔËŒ±è²¹Éª±è /

noun

  1. a pipe for carrying off rainwater, sewage, etc; downpipe
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drainpipe1

First recorded in 1855–60; drain + pipe 1
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Some buildings still have antique drainpipes and guttering - often an important design feature - which can overflow in heavy rain, sometimes damaging interiors as well as exteriors.

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A cat had to be rescued by fire crews after getting stuck in a drainpipe.

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One photograph, which she said was taken in Kenya, showed her in uniform in an office - with a very British looking drainpipe through the double-glazed window behind her.

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Brooklyn had worked her way uneasily along the cornice and reached the copper drainpipe.

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As snow blew around in unctuous gusts, ten people heaved these cables through a drainpipe to the second story balcony of the computer building.

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