drainpipe
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- noun
- /ˈdreɪnˌpaɪp/
:
tubo de desagüe
- They repaired the broken drainpipe to prevent waste water from leaking into the basement.
- climb a drainpipe
- slide down a drainpipe
- shimmy down a drainpipe
Examples
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You got something else over here by the drainpipe.
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Did you know that your average rat can chew through a steel drainpipe?
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If you intend to do this, you must positively stop up the drainpipe below.
Blog text (30) -
"Excuse me, but I saw it fall into the drainpipe." "Oh, dear," she said, straightening up.
Fiction book (1999) -
So there was a drainpipe going down the wall, and the boy thought, "If I make it across and get hold of that, I'll be able to climb down. "
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In 12 of the plots, they installed drainpipes 4 feet below the soil surface, a common drainage depth.
Academic text (2002) -
I shinnied up the drainpipe and along the gutter until I reached Lavie's window.
Fiction book (2001) -
Why was that thing inside when there were so many leaping from rooftops and drainpipes?
Fiction book (1996) -
The rainwater collected in the gutter before flowing down the drainpipe and into the street.
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The old drainpipe was clogged with leaves, causing water to overflow onto the sidewalk.
Synonyms
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A pipe or channel that carries away waste water from a place
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A pipe that carries water or waste away from a building
A pipe that carries away dirty water from a sink or bath
A pipe that carries waste water from toilets and sinks to the drain
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Etymology
Drainpipe is just two simple words put together: drain, which means 'to remove water' as in a sink drain, and pipe, which means 'a tube' like a water pipe. So a drainpipe is a tube that carries water away from a building.