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downpipe

downpipe noun: the drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.

Noun

downpipe (plural downpipes)

  1. The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
    • NR plans to install new aluminium downpipes to carry the considerable rainwater for which the area is known.2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival: Ribblehead Viaduct repairs”, in Rail, page 26
    Synonyms:
    downspout

Synonyms of downpipe

Forms of downpipe

pluraldownpipes

Origin of downpipe

From down + pipe.

Questions about downpipe

What does downpipe mean?
Downpipe means the drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
What part of speech is downpipe?
Downpipe is a noun.
What is the plural of downpipe?
The plural of downpipe is downpipes.

Words near downpipe in the dictionary

  1. downpayments
  2. downpick
  3. downpicked
  4. downpicking
  5. downpicks
  6. downpipe
  7. downpipes
  8. downpitch
  9. downpitched
  10. downpitches
  11. downpitching

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